Fri Feb 17, 2023 – 9:11 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) – A pro-life group has warned that should recommendations from a new federal government report saying Canada’s euthanasia laws be expanded to children, those with mental illness, and people with dementia who ask for it in advance become law, it would mean the country will have the most liberal assisted suicide laws in the world.
The report titled Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: Choices for Canadians was tabled in the House of Commons on Wednesday and included a list of 23 recommendations about what Canada should do next concerning the nation’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) laws.
The report was compiled by the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, which is made up of 17 MPs and senators from all parties.
The report drew immediate backlash from the pro-life Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC).
One of the most concerning parts of the report as noted by the EPC is recommendation 16, which reads:
That the Government of Canada amend the eligibility criteria for MAID set out in the Criminal Code to include minors deemed to have the requisite decision-making capacity upon assessment.
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