The Fight to Stop Euthanasia for Mental Illness - First Things

The Fight to Stop Euthanasia for Mental Illness - First Things

In 2010, twenty-one-year-old Andrew Lawton attempted suicide by swallowing a bottle’s worth of pills in a public bathroom. His depression had become unbearable. Thankfully, he failed, and after weeks in a coma, began a long recovery. Earlier this year, he was elected to Canadian Parliament and has become a key advocate of a new law to halt the scheduled expansion of euthanasia to those suffering solely from mental illness. Bill C-218, the “Right…

Canadian MP launches campaign to block expansion of euthanasia and assisted suicide to people with mental illness

An MP in Canada has announced a campaign to prevent assisted suicide and euthanasia being permitted on the grounds of mental illness alone. Euthanasia was first legalised in Canada in 2016. In December 2022, the Government announced their plan to introduce legislation enabling assisted suicide and euthanasia for those whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness. This legislation was introduced in 2023, and the law was expected to…