OTTAWA — When parliament resumes later this month after its winter break, one of the first items of business will be reforms to the medically assisted death law, which was passed in 2016 and is now up for review. Lametti, along with fellow cabinet ministers Patty Hajdu and Carla Qualtrough, will also be holding consultations around the country with front-line experts, academics and associations representing people who may request a medically assisted death. The court ruling makes it unconstitutional to restrict access to a medically assisted death to people who are already near death. Secondly, there’s the issue of whether mature minors — people younger than 18 who demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions about their health — should have access to a medically assisted death. Finally, the committee will look at whether a medically assisted death should be available to someone whose sole underlying medical condition is mental illness.

Source: National Post January 13, 2020 18:45 UTC