Sean Fraser: “This change will be reflected in the Criminal Code”

These are not easy decisions but we believe they will be the correct ones

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

The legislation will also grant access to MAID to people suffering from an incurable illness who have given advance consent

Advance requests would allow people at risk of losing their decision-making capacity to live out their remaining years, rather than being put in a position where they fear they have to take that decision prematurely.