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Canada Halts Plan to Allow Medically Assisted Death for the Mentally Ill
The federal government will no longer grant assisted‑death to individuals whose sole medical condition is a mental illness, although those with additional illnesses that predict cognitive decline may still request it in advance. Image: NYT > World News via source article

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Canada Halts Plan to Allow Medically Assisted Death for People with Mental Illness Alone

The federal government will no longer grant assisted‑death to individuals whose sole medical condition is a mental illness, although those with additional illnesses that predict cognitive decline may still request it in advance.

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