Majority of Canadians Are Against Assisted Suicide for Mentally Ill: Poll

Majority of Canadians Are Against Assisted Suicide for Mentally Ill: Poll
A bed is moved in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul’s hospital in downtown Vancouver on April 21, 2020. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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The majority of Canadians are not in favour of expanding medically assisted suicide, and rather have deep concerns and discomfort with the idea, according to a new poll conducted by the nonprofit Angus Reid Institute, in partnership with Cardus, a think tank.

“Less than one-third of Canadians are comfortable with offering medically assisted suicide to those suffering only from a mental illness—and 51% of Canadians oppose it,” stated Cardus in a Feb. 13 news release.