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Mental illness will not qualify as ‘sole basis’ for MAID in Canada, minister says

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Feds say it will not expand MAID eligibility to people whose only underlying condition is mental illness Legislation is an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted deathCanada’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.Under the current rules, people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness have been ba... Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Feds say it will not expand MAID eligibility to people whose only underlying condition is mental illnessS1
  • Legislation is an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted deathCanada’s federal government said Wednesday it would advance legislation to prevent people whose sole health condition is mental illness from access...S2
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8h Torontosun

Mental illness will not qualify as ‘sole basis’ for MAID in Canada, minister says

Feds say it will not expand MAID eligibility to people whose only underlying condition is mental illness

8h The Guardian

Canada to indefinitely bar mental illness as sole reason for access to euthanasia

Legislation is an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted deathCanada’s federal government said Wednesday it would advance legisla…

Mental illness will not qualify as ‘sole basis’ for MAID in Canada, minister says

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Feds say it will not expand MAID eligibility to people whose only underlying condition is mental illness Legislation is an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted deathCanada’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.Under the current rules, people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness have been ba... Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Feds say it will not expand MAID eligibility to people whose only underlying condition is mental illnessS1
  • Legislation is an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted deathCanada’s federal government said Wednesday it would advance legislation to prevent people whose sole health condition is mental illness from access...S2
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S1 Torontosun 1 report · EN
S2 The GuardianLead 1 report · EN