# Canada to indefinitely bar assisted dying for people with mental illness alone

https://mins.news/en/item/90245

- The Guardian, 2026-10-07 19:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/07/canada-assisted-dying-mental-illness

> Canada’s federal government will introduce legislation to indefinitely exclude people whose only condition is mental illness from medical assistance in dying. Justice Minister Sean Fraser said the bill would also seek to decriminalize advance requests, with provinces deciding whether to allow them.

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