People rally against Bill C-14, the medically assisted dying bill, during a protest organized by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Members of a non-profit coalition who oppose euthanasia held a news conference Oct. 28 in support of a private member’s bill that would outlaw providing medical assistance in dying (MAID) to somebody who is sufferingly solely from mental illness.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) spoke in support of Conservative MP Tamara Jansen’s private members Bill C-218, which was introduced in June and is currently in second reading in the House of Commons. It would prevent MAID from being expanded to include individuals diagnosed solely with mental illness.
