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Canada now leads the world in the number of assisted deaths, overtaking the Netherlands and Belgium .
Medical assistance in dying was introduced in Canada eight years ago after a legal challenge to the country's Supreme Court .
A law was passed in 2021 to extend MAiD to people with serious mental health problems.
This week the UK will consider passing legislation to allow assisted dying for adults with six months to live.
England and Wales will vote on legalising assisted dying on Friday .
Canada insists it is the human right for its citizens to die in dignity.
Anyone requesting assisted dying must have a medical reason - a fatal diagnosis or unmanageable pain.
Dr Ramona Coelho, a GP from London , Ontario , is one of Canada 's most prominent voices against assisted dying.
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