Death by Doctor May Soon Be Available for the Mentally Ill in Canada

Death by Doctor May Soon Be Available for the Mentally Ill in Canada
New York Times
December 27, 2023
Canada already has one of the most liberal assisted death laws in the world, offering the practice to terminally and chronically ill Canadians. But under a law scheduled to take effect in March assisted dying would also become accessible to people whose only medical condition is mental illness, making Canada one of about half a dozen countries to permit the procedure for that category of people. That move has divided Canadians, some of whom view it as a sign that the country’s public health care system is not offering adequate psychiatric care, which is notoriously underfunded and in high demand.