
Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced that Canada will not allow medical assistance in dying when mental illness is the only reason given.
Canada has decided to abandon the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people whose only condition is mental illness, according to Justice Minister Sean Fraser.
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Medical assistance in dying has existed in Canada since 2016. A temporary exclusion for people with mental illnesses has been in place since 2021 and is set to expire in March 2027.
“Canada has decided not to move forward with the expansion planned in the criminal code of medical assistance in dying (MAID) when mental illness is the only reason cited,” announced the Minister of Justice, Sean Fraser this week.
If this news has not provoked much reaction in public opinion, it is because what Canadians also call assisted suicide has existed since 2016. The federal government's bill will only fill a legal void.
The exclusion from MAID for Canadians suffering from mental illnesses has already existed de facto since 2021, but this exclusion is only temporary. It must end in March 2027. Time is running out for Ottawa, which wants to make this measure permanent.
Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), Isabelle Dumont confides to Le Figaro that this legislative choice remains “very controversial. Despite several years of reflection, consultation and…
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Definitive continuation of exclusion from MAID for mental disorders before March 2027
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