An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2
An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2. Royal assent February 29, 2024 (S.C. 2024, c. 1). Second delay of the planned expansion of medical-assistance-in-dying eligibility to people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness. Pushes the implementation date from March 17, 2024 (set by C-39 in 2023) to March 17, 2027. The delay reflects continuing concerns from psychiatric professional bodies and disability-rights advocates about clinical-assessment readiness and the distinction between treatment-resistant illness and incurable illness. Sponsored by Arif Virani as Minister of Justice.
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Delayed by a further three years (until March 2027) the rule that would let people whose only medical condition is mental illness qualify for MAID. Reflects expert findings that provinces aren't ready to safely assess such cases.
Issues this bill touches
- Mental Health
MAID mental-illness expansion delay No. 2.
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First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Royal assent received.
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