Canada has indefinitely suspended plans to expand its medically assisted dying programme (MAID) to people whose sole medical condition is mental illness. People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Canada has indefinitely suspended plans to expand its medically assisted dying programme (MAID) to people whose sole medical condition is mental illness. : https://punchng.com/canada-suspends-mental-illness-assisted-dying-plans/S1

• People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely.S2