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Canada bars assisted suicide for mental illness-only cases

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Canada's justice minister announced that the country will not permit medically assisted suicide for individuals whose sole condition is mental illness. This decision aims to conclude a contentious debate surrounding healthcare in Canada. The country previously legalized assisted dying for end-of-life cases in 2016 and expanded it to those with serious, incurable illnesses in 2021, with a broader allowance initially planned for 2024 but postponed. AI

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Canada bars assisted suicide for mental illness-only cases

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Canada will not allow assisted suicide for those with only mental illness

    Canada will not allow medically assisted suicide for people whose only condition is mental illness, the justice minister said on Wednesday, seeking to close debate on one of the country’s most controversial healthcare issues. Canada legalised assisted dying for those at the end o…

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