Canada Introduces Assisted Death Bill

[OrbitalDawn]

The bill will exclude foreigners in an effort to prevent "suicide tourism"

Canada introduced an assisted death bill on Thursday, aiming to ease end-of-life treatment for terminally ill patients while preventing “suicide tourism” to the country.

The bill excludes people with psychiatric problems and requires that patients be eligible for Canada’s national health care, an effort to stop foreigners from traveling to Canada to end their lives, USA Today reported. The law also requires a minimum age of 18 and a 15-day reflection period.

 

[lived666]

well done, another reason to move to canada

 

[ToxicBunny]

Very good move on Canada's part...

More countries need to do this.

 

[Ninja'd]

Some would say living in Canada's harsher climate areas is suicide in and of itself.

 

[pinball wizard]

Wasn't there an outcry when 100 or so people in one community tried offing themselves just the other day in Canada?

 

[Ninja'd]

Wasn't there an outcry when 100 or so people in one community tried offing themselves just the other day in Canada?

Ooh

It was 11 actually.

Edit: I stand corrected. It's over 100 overall.

(CNN)In the beleaguered, isolated community of the Ontario First Nation of Attawapiskat, one of the greatest dangers comes from within.

The 2,000-strong indigenous community in the far north of the Canadian province has seen a spate of suicide attempts over the past eight months -- over 100 members, young and old, have tried to take their own lives.

The situation came to a heartbreaking head this weekend, as community leaders in the tiny James Bay town were forced to declare a formal state of emergency after 11 people attempted to kill themselves Saturday.

 

[konfab]

The bill will now go to Parliament. If approved, Canada would join countries including Germany, Japan and Colombia in allowing assisted deaths, a controversial topic in Canada as well as the U.S.

y'all need to hold your horses. This is just a piece of paper, not law. It as as much value as the the paper that Trudeau uses to roll his joints.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Wasn't there an outcry when 100 or so people in one community tried offing themselves just the other day in Canada?

:wtf: was Xenu busy landing his mothership there?!?