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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51620021
Canada opens door to expanding assisted dying
24 February 2020
The Canadian government has put forward a bill to make medically-assisted death available to people who are not terminally ill.
The bill opens the door to allowing Canadians with degenerative illnesses like cerebral palsy to seek medically-assisted death.
Health minister Patty Hajdu said the proposal would protect vulnerable people while giving Canadians autonomy.
It was introduced in parliament on Monday and has cross-party support.
The legislation was precipitated by a 2019 Quebec Superior Court decision that struck down the requirement for patients to prove their natural death was "reasonably foreseeable" in order to seek to terminate their life.
Justice Christine Baudouin said the requirement infringed on the "life, liberty and security of the person" and was thus unconstitutional...
Canada opens door to expanding assisted dying
24 February 2020
The Canadian government has put forward a bill to make medically-assisted death available to people who are not terminally ill.
The bill opens the door to allowing Canadians with degenerative illnesses like cerebral palsy to seek medically-assisted death.
Health minister Patty Hajdu said the proposal would protect vulnerable people while giving Canadians autonomy.
It was introduced in parliament on Monday and has cross-party support.
The legislation was precipitated by a 2019 Quebec Superior Court decision that struck down the requirement for patients to prove their natural death was "reasonably foreseeable" in order to seek to terminate their life.
Justice Christine Baudouin said the requirement infringed on the "life, liberty and security of the person" and was thus unconstitutional...