Anthony Furey: Canada Finally Hits the Brakes on the Slippery Slope of MAID
Commentary We’ve finally applied the brakes to the slippery slope of assisted suicide in Canada. For a while, it seemed like nothing could stop our euthanasia laws from becoming increasingly permissive. There was a time not too long ago when a place like Amsterdam was looked at by Canadians as a strange realm for having [...]
TL;DR
- Canada has stopped the expansion of assisted suicide laws.
- The expansion would have allowed medical assistance in dying for individuals whose sole condition is mental illness.
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced the decision not to move forward with this expansion.
- The government has drawn a line, indicating that euthanasia laws will not become increasingly permissive.