Majority of Liberal voters disagree with assisted dying for minors, people with mental illnesses

More than half of Liberal voters, however—and Canadians in general—support assisted dying rights for those who are not facing foreseeable death, according to an exclusive Forum Research Inc. poll.

During the debate on assisted dying, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould (left) and Health Minister Jane Philpott argued that more study needed to be done before granting access to mature minors and people with mental illness.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

July 13, 2016

Six in 10 Canadians do not support allowing mature minors or people who suffer from mental illnesses to access physician-assisted dying, according to a new Forum Research Inc. poll provided exclusively to The Hill Times. The random sampling of 1,429 Canadian voters indicated that 62 per c...

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