MAID Policy Exclusions Mental Illness
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- Darren MajorCBC
- Uday RanaGlobal News
- Christopher NardiNational Post
- Nadine YousifBBC
- Peter ZimonjicCBC
- Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning Post
- Leyland Cecco in TorontoThe Guardian
- National PostNational Post
- Rupa SubramanyaThe Free Press
- Raisa PatelToronto Star
- Nick FarisThe Globe and Mail
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Canada will not extend medical assistance in dying (MAID) for people who are seeking it on the basis of mental illness alone, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said.
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Canada’s federal government said Wednesday it would advance legislation to prevent people whose sole health condition is mental illness from accessing euthanasia, an effort by the ruling Liberal party to address a clash in the country over who has access to physician-assisted death.
The amendments under Bill C-7 also included a restriction on mental illness alone as a qualifying condition for MAID, an exclusion that was originally set to expire on March 17, 2023, but was later pushed back to 2024 and then a third time, to March 2027.
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- 6 Oct
Committee recommended against expanding MAID to those solely suffering from mental illness
- 7 Oct
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to permanently bar people with mental illness alone from accessing an assisted death, settling a decade-long controversial debate.
- 8 Oct
The bill will also include a pathway to allow those with incurable and intolerable illnesses to request assistance in dying in advance, before they lose the capacity to consent to the procedure.
- 9 Oct
Fraser said it will be up to provinces to decide whether to allow people to make advance requests.
Coverage 12 articles
9 Oct Why Ottawa plans to allow MAID for people incapable of consenting moments before death
National Post
8 Oct Morning Update: Canada reshapes future of MAID
The Globe and Mail
8 Oct Carney government to bar MAID for mental illness alone, permit advance requests
Toronto Star
8 Oct Canada Makes It Harder to Die, but There’s a Catch
The Free Press
7 Oct Afternoon front page: MAID won’t be allowed for mental illness alone; federal leaders speak about Oct. 7 anniversary; and more
National Post
7 Oct Canada to extend assisted dying exclusion for people whose sole condition is mental illness
The Guardian
7 Oct Canada will not allow assisted suicide for those with only mental illness
South China Morning Post- 7 Oct Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness
CBC 
7 Oct Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness
BBC
7 Oct Bill set for this fall will bar people with a sole condition of mental illness from MAID
National Post
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