The Liberal government announced in February it would delay a planned expansion to the assisted-dying regime that would have allowed people with mental disorders to be considered.
An application filed by Dying with Dignity in Ontario Superior Court on Monday argues that it is discriminatory to bar people with mental disorders from being eligible for an assisted death when it is available to people who suffer physically.Plaintiff John Scully said going to court is his last hope.
The filing argues people with severe and incurable mental disorders have been deprived of their security, forced instead to endure prolonged suffering, and the liberty to make the deeply personal decision to end their life.Inflation data coming amid rate cut bets. Here’s what to know People with intolerable mental disorders were initially supposed to be able to be assessed for an assisted death beginning in March 2023. Months before the change was to take effect, the government announced it would legislate a one-year delay to give clinicians more time to be trained.
Long said her organization has heard from people and families about the hardship caused by the repeated delays.
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