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[Opinion] What We Know About "Canada Pushing for Euthanasia for Minors": It's Not Legal Until April 2026, but Studies for "Mature Minors" Have Been Underway Since 2021

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The report concluded that there was a “need for further consultation and research” on euthanasia for “mature minors” and proposed that the Government of Canada investigate the “experiences and opinions” of minors with terminal illnesses or disabilities, among others, and conduct consultations with them over the following five years (2026, if counting from the committee's creation; 2028, if counting from the date of the final report's issuance). …
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Beware of Claims that "Canada Will Practice Euthanasia on Poor Babies": It Is Not Legal for Minors Until April 2026, and the Proposed Changes Do Not State That.

Since its approval, there have been several calls to review certain legal provisions regarding euthanasia, including whether "mature minors" (those deemed to have "decision-making capacity") could receive it. In 2021, the Joint Special Committee of Parliament on Medical Assistance in Dying was established and issued a final report on the matter, as we discussed in this article, which makes no mention of infants. The circulating content mentions …

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Maldita.es — Periodismo para que no te la cuelen… broke the news in on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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