Fraser: Canada to block MAID ‘where mental illness is the sole basis’
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Justice Minister Sean Fraser said the federal government will introduce legislation this fall that will indefinitely extend the ban on access to medically assisted death for people who are only suffering from a mental illness. Fraser also said the legislation will 'open the door' for people to give advance consent for their own medically assisted death in circumstances when the illness they are suffering from will eventually eliminate their capacity to make that decision. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 year
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