An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)

The Library of Parliament does not prepare Legislative Summaries for self-explanatory measures. The following is a short summary: On 2 February 2023, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-39, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), and it was given first reading. Bill C-39 amends An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) to delay, until March 17, 2024, the repeal of the exclusion from eligibility for receiving medical assistance in dying in circumstances where the sole underlying medical condition identified in support of the request for medical assistance in dying is a mental illness.

Legislative historyi

1. First readingFebruary 2, 2023

   First reading in the House of Commons.

2. Second readingFebruary 15, 2023

   Second reading in the House of Commons.

3. Third readingFebruary 15, 2023

   Third reading in the House of Commons.

4. First readingFebruary 16, 2023

   First reading in the Senate.

5. Second readingMarch 7, 2023

   Second reading in the Senate.

6. Third readingMarch 9, 2023

   Third reading in the Senate.

7. Royal assentMarch 9, 2023

   Royal assent received.