联邦政府提交了一项新立法，将仅患有精神疾病的人排除在符合医疗辅助死亡资格之外。
The federal government has tabled new legislation that excludes people suffering solely from mental illness from qualifying for medically assisted death.
司法部长肖恩·弗雷泽本月早些时候曾表示，渥太华决定不推进“在精神疾病是唯一依据的情况下”扩大医疗辅助死亡适用范围（MAID）的计划。他在10月7日说：“虽然在这个问题上没有完全一致的共识，但我们认为在目前这个特定时期，这是正确的做法。”
Justice Minister Sean Fraser had said earlier this month that Ottawa decided not to move forward with plans to expand MAID access "in circumstances where mental illness is the sole basis." "While there is not a perfect consensus on this issue, we believe this is the correct approach at this particular time," he said on Oct. 7.
渥太华将无限期延长对仅患有精神疾病者的医疗辅助死亡排除。周二提交的立法将修订《刑法》，以“明确一个人不能因精神疾病而获得医疗辅助死亡”。该立法还将允许人们在因健康状况而失去同意能力之前，提出所谓的医疗辅助死亡“预先请求”。
Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness The legislation tabled on Tuesday would amend the Criminal Code to "clarify that a person cannot receive medical assistance in dying on the basis of a mental illness." It also would allow people to make what's known as an "advance request" for medically assisted death before losing the capacity to consent due to their health condition.
但该立法列出了必须满足的具体标准，包括处于“不可逆转的能力衰退的晚期状态”，以及“正在经历无法通过合理手段缓解的持久且无法忍受的身体或心理痛苦”。弗雷泽和联邦卫生部长玛乔丽·米歇尔将于周二下午举行新闻发布会，讨论该立法。
But the legislation outlines specific criteria that must be met, including being in "an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability" and "experiencing enduring and intolerable physical or psychological suffering that cannot be relieved through reasonable means." Fraser and federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel will hold a news conference on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the legislation.