Liberals set to table bill restricting access to MAID in cases of mental illness

OTTAWA — The federal government is set to introduce changes to Canada's medical assistance in dying law Tuesday to bar people suffering solely from a mental illness from accessing MAID, and to allow for advance directives.

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