Canada to indefinitely bar mental illness as sole reason for access to euthanasia
Sean Fraser, the justice minister, with health minister Marjorie Michel in Ottawa on Wednesday. Photograph: Canadian Press/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenSean Fraser, the justice minister, with health minister Marjorie Michel in Ottawa on Wednesday. But that ban – due to be lifted in March – has divided lawmakers over whether to permit this expansion of the Maid program.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the justice minister, Sean Fraser, said his government would indefinitely bar people whose sole condition is mental illness from accessing the program.
- ▪Sean Fraser, the justice minister, with health minister Marjorie Michel in Ottawa on Wednesday.
- ▪Photograph: Canadian Press/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenSean Fraser, the justice minister, with health minister Marjorie Michel in Ottawa on Wednesday.
- ▪But that ban – due to be lifted in March – has divided lawmakers over whether to permit this expansion of the Maid program.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the justice minister, Sean Fraser, said his government would indefinitely bar peo
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Sean Fraser, the justice minister, with health minister Marjorie Michel in Ottawa on Wednesday. Photograph: Canadian Press/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenSean Fraser, the justice minister, with health minister Marjorie Michel in Ottawa on Wednesday. Photograph: Canadian Press/ShutterstockCanadaCanada to indefinitely bar mental illness as sole reason for access to euthanasiaLegislation is an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted deathLeyland Cecco in TorontoWed 7 Oct 2026 15.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 7 Oct 2026 15.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleCanada’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…
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