Bill C-314 will prohibit (MAiD) euthanasia for mental disorders.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

Hon Ed Fast MP

Sign our petition supporting Bill C-314 (Petition Link).

The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) thanks the Hon Ed Fast MP for introducing Bill C-314, a bill that would prohibit euthanasia for mental illness. EPC supports Bill C-314 since it amends the Criminal Code to prohibit euthanasia for people with a mental disorder. Bill C-314 is published below:

BILL C-314: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)

Preamble;

Whereas Parliament considers it a priority to ensure that adequate supports are in place for the mental health of Canadians;

Whereas Parliament considers that vulnerable Canadians should receive suicide prevention counselling rather than access medical assistance in dying;

Whereas Parliament considers that Canada’s medical assistance in dying regime risks normalizing assisted dying as a solution for those suffering from a mental disorder;

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Criminal Code
1 Subsection 241.‍2(2.‍1) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:

Exclusion
(2.‍1) For the purposes of subsection (2) a mental disorder is not a grievous and irremediable medical condition.

Sign our petition supporting Bill C-314 (Petition Link).

 

Also, contact your Member of Parliament and say that you support Bill C-314 that prohibits euthanasia for mental illness alone.

The Angus Reid Institute conducted a poll that was published on February 13, 2023 concerning Canada's current (MAiD) euthanasia law indicated that, for mental health as a sole condition, 51% of Canadians were opposed, 31% supported and 18% were unsure.

Recently the federal government announced that they are delaying the implementation of euthanasia for mental illness until March 17, 2024. 

If Bill C-314 passes, euthanasia for mental illness will be prohibited in Canada.