Assisted dying for mental illness unlikely until at least 2027 in Canada
Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation to postpone the government’s planned expansion
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Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation to postpone the government’s planned expansion
OTTAWA — Adults who want to use a mental illness as the sole basis for an assisted death will likely have to wait at least another three years, the Liberal government said Thursday.
The federal government is planning to delay its planned expansion of assisted suicide for individuals sole living with mental illness until March 2027...
OTTAWA - Adults who want to use a mental illness as the sole basis for an assisted death will likely have to wait at least another three years, the Liberal government said Thursday.
The Liberal government is legislating a three-year delay to its controversial plan to expand eligibility for assisted dying to include those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness.