OTTAWA—The Senate has passed a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, including eventually to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. By a vote of 60-25, with five abstentions, senators accepted Wednesday a revised version of Bill C-7, even though the government rejected or modified amendments made by the Senate. The bill also received royal assent Wednesday night—just over a week ahead of a final March 26 deadline imposed by the court, which had granted four extensions to bring the law into compliance with a 2019 Quebec Superior Court ruling. With royal assent granted, intolerably suffering Canadians who aren’t near death immediately gained the right to seek medical assistance in dying. People suffering solely from mental illnesses will have to wait two years to gain the same right. The government had originally intended to impose a blanket ban on assisted dying for people suffering solely from mental illnesses. …