# Canada indefinitely pauses plan to extend assisted dying to people with mental illness

https://mins.news/en/item/90039

- BBC News, 2026-10-07 16:42 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqd09g0gj50ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Canada will indefinitely suspend plans to make people whose sole condition is mental illness eligible for medically assisted dying, shelving the expansion planned for March 2027. Justice Minister Sean Fraser cited a lack of consensus on eligibility; the government plans to introduce legislation in the coming weeks.

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