Assisted-dying bill draws praise, criticism from Anglicans, other Canadians
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article39361
- Author
- Forget, André
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 June
- Author
- Forget, André
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 June
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 6
- Page
- 1, 12
- Notes
- "While the government tabled legislation April 14 [2016] to clarify the laws around doctor-assisted death, responses from some members of the Anglican Church of Canada's task force on assisted dying show that the church -- and Canadian society -- remain divided about how widely available this measure should be. Canon Eric Beresford, the ethicist who chairs the task force, said he felt the government 'tried hard to balance a number of things', and commended the decision to exclude children from the purview of the act. Another member of the task force, however, suggested its restrictiveness is a problem. Julie Guichon, a lawyer and assistant professor at the University of Calgary's school of medicine, argued that in its current form the bill is unconstitutional." (p. 1). "Meanwhile, the government's promise to spend $3 billion over the next five years for homecare and expanded palliative care was received positively by various quarters. Beresford said the announcement was 'wonderful news', and suggested that with assisted dying now an option, strong palliative care is more important than ever" (p. 12).
- Subjects
- Right to die - Law and legislation - Canada
- Right to die - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Assisted suicide - Canada
- Assisted suicide - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Euthanasia - Law and legislation - Canada
- Euthanasia - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Terminal care - Canada
- Terminal care - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Bioethics - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Beresford, Eric B. (Eric Brian), 1957-
- Guichon, Juliet (Juliet Ruth), 1958-