Sean Fraser: “The legislation will also grant access to MAID to people suffering from an incurable illness who have given advance…”

Very real concerns about people who live in communities with inadequate access to mental-health services

When I hear that there is a lack of consensus in the medical community about the irremediable nature of certain mental illnesses, that gives me real cause for concern

This change will be reflected in the Criminal Code

Canada has made a decision not to move forward with the expansion that is scheduled in the Criminal Code of medical assistance in dying in circumstances where mental illness is the sole basis.