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Action Items,
Euthanasia
Since ARPA Canada started we have been encouraging our readers to be proactive and respond to the growing push for euthanasia and assisted suicide. Sure enough, a bill has now been introduced in Parliament that has the goal of legalizing assisted suicide and euthanasia. It is scheduled for debate in Parliament at the end of September. The time to act is now! Details of Bill C-384 Bloc Quebecois MP Francine Lalonde has introduced this private members bill, her third attempt at doing so. The two previous attempts only failed because elections were called. It is very unlikely that an election will be called before this bill is voted on. Be prepared for a major public and Parliamentary debate on this issue through the fall and winter. The full text of C-384 is available by clicking here. In their analysis of this bill, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition points out that "Bill C-384 does not limit intended death to the terminally ill and it does not define terminal illness." Added to this, the bill "allows intended death for people who experience depression or other chronic mental conditions." They also state that "Bill C-384 measures competency based on "appearing to be lucid". The term "appearing to be lucid" does not assure that the individual is actually lucid." Click here to read the full analysis from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.
