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Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness

Low Severity Americas Canada
Date Occurred Oct 07, 2026 16:54 UTC
Event Type General News
Source BBC World
Recorded Oct 07, 2026
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People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqd09g0gj50ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Region Americas
Capital Ottawa
Population 1,363,159
GDP / Capita $29800.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #37478
  • Type General News
  • Region Americas
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Oct 07, 2026
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