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Canada suspends expansion of MAiD for mental illness

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  • Canada indefinitely suspends plans to expand medically assisted dying to people whose sole condition is mental illness.
  • Justice Minister Sean Fraser said the suspension reflects a lack of consensus on eligibility.
  • Fraser announced a new law will be introduced in coming weeks to halt the expansion.
  • The bill would allow patients with progressing incurable illnesses to consent before losing capacity.