Legislation that would expand access to medical assistance in dying is a backward step in helping people with disabilities, a B.C. Bill C-7 recently passed in the House of Commons and is now being debated in the Senate before tomorrow's court-imposed deadline. It also disqualifies those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness from obtaining an assisted death. Spring Hawes, a former Invermere city councillor and the co-founder of Dignity Denied, says the bill is problematic. Hawes says studies show when offered these supports, people with disabilities report having a very high standard and satisfaction with their quality of life.

Source: CBC News December 17, 2020 20:22 UTC