Canada Suspends Medical Assisted Dying For People With Mental Illness

Canada has indefinitely suspended plans to expand its medically assisted dying programme to people whose sole medical condition is mental illness.
The decision follows concerns over the lack of consensus on who should qualify for medically assisted dying, known as MAID, under the proposed expansion.
As reported by the BBC, Canada’s Justice Minister, Sean Fraser, announced the decision on Wednesday, saying the government believed it was the appropriate course of action despite the continuing debate.
“While there is not a perfect consensus on this issue, we believe this is the correct approach,” Fraser said.
The proposed expansion has generated significant debate in Canada, with sup...