# Ottawa tables new MAID bill, excluding people with only mental illness

https://mins.news/en/item/117621

- CBC News, 2026-10-27 14:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-maid-legislation-9.7397903?cmp=rss

> Legislation introduced Tuesday would exclude people suffering solely from mental illness and set criteria for advance requests for medically assisted death before a person loses the capacity to consent because of a health condition.

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