She wants a medically assisted death. Will Canada let her?
Even her psychiatrists are split over whether she should have one.
From The Times
January 21, 2026

Claire Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death, which is legal in her country, Canada, with one major exception.

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It is not available for people whose sole chronic condition is mental illness. →

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