Friday, May 15, 2009

Canada - Euthanasia

In Canada yesterday, Francine Lalonde introduced a private members bill to legalize euthanasia in Canada.  Ms Lalonde is the Bloc Quebecois Member of Parliament and this is her third attempt to legalize euthanasia.  Both previous bills were not limited to the direct and intentional killing of terminally ill persons, but also included people experiencing chronic physical and mental pain. 

Previous bills were sold under the guise of choice and autonomy.  This particular bill appears to be identical to a previous bill and will be analyzed next week.

This bill is likely to receive a vote on second reading.  That soon.  Stay tuned. 

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