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Trudeau Liberals Vote Down Bill Seeking to Stop Euthanasia of Mentally Ill Canadians

Anthony Murdoch : Oct 19, 2023  LifeSiteNews.com

All Conservative MPs voted in favor of the bill as did all left-wing New Democratic Party MPs, a rare occurrence in Canadian politics...

(Ottawa, Ontario) — [LifeSiteNews.com] MPs in Canada's House of Commons [Wednesday] afternoon voted down a private members bill introduced by Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) MP Ed Fast that would have repealed the expansion of euthanasia laws to those suffering from mental illness. (Image: Pixabay)

With 150 votes for to 167 against, Fast's Bill C-314, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), was defeated during its second reading in the House.  

All Conservative MPs voted in favor of the bill as did all left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) MPs, a rare occurrence in Canadian politics. Only a handful of Liberal MPs voted in favor of the bill, along with two Green Party MPs and one independent MP. The bill was defeated in large part by votes against by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party and MPs for Bloc Quebecois.

Bill C-314 reads, "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that a mental disorder is not a grievous and irremediable medical condition for which a person could receive medical assistance in dying." 

Fast said of his bill shortly after it was introduced earlier this year that the government expanding assisted suicide to "include mentally ill persons" and potentially even so-called "mature minors" shows Canada is on a "slippery slope"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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