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Canada Halts Planned Expansion of Assisted Dying for Mental Illness

Canada Halts Planned Expansion of Assisted Dying for Mental Illness

Canada has paused indefinitely its plan to extend eligibility for assisted dying to people whose sole condition is a mental illness. The expansion had been scheduled for March 2027 but will not proceed while the government reassesses safeguards and readiness.

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Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness