The Canadian Press 23 February 2021
Family First Comment: No slippery slope?
Dream on.
The Trudeau government has agreed with the Senate that Canadians suffering solely from grievous and irremediable mental illnesses should be entitled to receive medical assistance in dying — but not for another two years.
The two-year interlude is six months longer than what was proposed by senators.
It is one of a number of changes to Bill C-7 proposed by the government in response to amendments approved last week by the Senate.
The government has rejected another Senate amendment that would have allowed people who fear being diagnosed with dementia or other cognitive-impairing conditions to make advance requests for an assisted death.
It has also rejected one other amendment and modified two others in a motion that was debated Tuesday in the House of Commons.
Justice Minister David Lametti told the Commons he believes the response to the Senate amendments is “fair and realistic.”
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This is video three of a series of messages directed at jurisdictions debating the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Consider Canada’s experience.
Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, speaks about the Truchon decision (2019) and Bill C-7 (passed into law on March 17, 2021) and how they changed the euthanasia law.
