Medical-assisted Dying

• Bill delaying assisted dying expansion for mental illness passed by House of Commons

  Federal officials say the one-year delay will allow more time to develop practice standards and assessment guidelines for complex assisted-dying requests.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2023
  
• Expansion of assisted dying for mental illness to be delayed until 2024 in new bill

  Justice Minister David Lametti has said the delay is needed after the federal government heard concerns that Canada's health-care system might not be prepared for the expansion.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2023
  
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• Parliamentary committee calls for ‘clear guidelines’ in assisted dying interim report

  The report calls for "standards of practice, clear guidelines, adequate training for practitioners and comprehensive patient assessments" to be implemented ahead of March 2023.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2022
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• Medically assisted deaths rose by 17% in 2020, continuing upward trend: Health Canada

  A Health Canada official provided the latest statistics at a meeting of the newly launched joint parliamentary committee that is reviewing Canada's assisted dying regime.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2021
• Parliamentary review of assisted dying law held up by Senate wrangling over co-chair

  Four senators have been chosen to sit on the committee by three of the four Senate groups.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2021
• MPs must decide whether to accept or reject Senate amendments to assisted dying bill

  For now, Justice Minister David Lametti's office won't say if the Trudeau government is willing to accept any of the amendments.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2021
• Canadian senators to vote on assisted dying bill Feb. 17 as deadline looms

  Senators, who began final debate Monday, will begin dealing with the amendments to Bill C-7 on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2021
• Canadian Senate committee accepts assisted dying bill but amendments still to come

  The Senate's legal and constitutional affairs committee accepted the bill Wednesday in a matter of minutes, without amendment.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2021
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• Liberals seek 2nd extension on deadline to change assisted dying law

  A Quebec court found parts of the law unconstitutional last fall, ordering the government to change a provision saying that someone's death has to be ``reasonably foreseeable'' to be eligible to end his or her life with a doctor's help.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2020
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• Federal government begins public consultations on medically assisted dying

  The Trudeau government is launching public consultations today on how best to respond to a court ruling that concluded it's unconstitutional to allow only Canadians who are already near death to seek medical assistance to end their suffering.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2020