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Canada Slams the Brakes on Assisted Dying for Mental Illness
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Canada will indefinitely halt plans to let people whose only condition is mental illness seek medically assisted dying, Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced on Wednesday, citing no clear agreement on eligibility. The change, which follows a parliamentary panel's advice against expansion, scraps the planned March 2027 start. Ottawa will bring in legislation within weeks, though a federal court challenge arguing exclusion breaches constitutional rights continues.
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