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Tamara Jansen (MP - Cloverdale - Langley City) introduced private members Bill C-218 in the House of Commons to prevent (MAiD) euthanasia for mental illness alone by excluding mental illness from being considered a "grievous and irremediable medical condition" for the purposes of MAiD. This bill will prevent MAID for mental illness alone.
Andrew Lawton (MP - Elgin - St Thomas - London South) is supporting Bill C-218 to prevent the implementation of MAiD for mental illness alone. In a recent video, Lawton explains that he experienced deep depression 15 years ago and nearly succeeded in dying by suicide. If MAiD for mental illness were permitted in 2011, he wouldn't be alive today.
Tamara Jansen (MP - Cloverdale - Langley City) introduced private members Bill C-218 in the House of Commons to prevent (MAiD) euthanasia for mental illness alone by excluding mental illness from being considered a "grievous and irremediable medical condition" for the purposes of MAiD. This bill will prevent MAID for mental illness alone.
Andrew Lawton (MP - Elgin - St Thomas - London South) is supporting Bill C-218 to prevent the implementation of MAiD for mental illness alone. In a recent video, Lawton explains that he experienced deep depression 15 years ago and nearly succeeded in dying by suicide. If MAiD for mental illness were permitted in 2011, he wouldn't be alive today.
When Canada expanded the euthanasia law in March 2021, one of the expansions in the law permitted euthanasia (MAiD) for a mental illness alone. At that time the government approved MAiD for mental illness alone with a two-year moratorium to provide time to prepare.
After two delays, the implementation of MAiD for mental illness alone is now scheduled for March 17, 2027. Bill C-218 will prevent the implementation of MAiD for mental illness alone.
For Bill C-218 to be successful, we will need stories from Canadians who have lived with, (or currently live with) mental health concerns and may have died by euthanasia (MAiD) if it had been available at that time. Contact us with your story at: info@epcc.ca
It is not easy to share stories, but the courage to share your suffering may lead to protection for other people.
A February 2023, Angus Reid Institute poll indicated that 31% of Canadians supported euthanasia for mental illness alone, with the highest support being in Quebec (36%) and the lowest support being in Saskatchewan (21%). A September 2023, Angus Reid Institute poll indicated that support for euthanasia for mental illness alone had dropped to 28% of Canadians.
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