VPS News: United Nations special rapporteurs express alarm at a growing trend to enact legislation enabling access to medically assisted dying based largely on having a disability or disabling conditions
UN experts today released a statement saying that “We all accept that it could never be a well-reasoned decision for a person belonging to any other protected group – be it a racial minority, gender or sexual minorities - to end their lives because they experience suffering on account of their status ... Under no circumstance should the law provide that it could be a well-reasoned decision for a person with a disabling condition who is not dying to terminate their life with the support of the State.”
What does this mean for Canada's Bill C-7?
VPS supporting organization Inclusion Canada : “We all take pride that Canada is a leader in the advancement of human rights. To honour this commitment to human rights at home, we call upon our lawmakers to stop this bill. The world is watching.”
