Efforts to lower the suicide rate contrast sharply with Oregon’s 'Death With Dignity' law that authorizes assisted suicides of elderly and medically vulnerable people.
Le Groupe Jaspe, a Quebec-based suicide prevention charity, is contesting a city of Waterloo bylaw that restricts door-to-door outreach after volunteers were ticketed, arguing it violates constitutional freedoms of expression and religion.
'Canadians suffering from mental illness need compassionate care, not killing,' Campaign Life Coalition National President Jeff Gunnarson told LifeSiteNews.
Satire site The Babylon Bee recently ran the headline, 'Canadian Healthcare System Introduces Punch Card Where On Your 10th Visit You Get Free Suicide.' Sadly, the joke isn't too far off from reality.
'Society must promote hope, assisted suicide is a statement of no-hope,' Elma Walsh, mother of 16-year-old Irish teenager Donal who lost his long battle with cancer in 2013, told Ireland's Joint Committee on Assisted Dying.