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Friday, August 28, 2015

Federal party statements on physician assisted dying - Dying With Dignity Canada



Federal party statements on physician assisted dying - Dying With Dignity Canada

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Read how the major federal parties say they plan to do to respond to the Supreme Court's decision on physician assisted dying.

Dying With Dignity Canada supporters across the country ask us every passing day: What are the official positions of the major federal parties on physician assisted dying?
So, after the election was called in early August, we reached out to the big players — the Conservatives, the Liberals, the NDP and the Greens — and asked them to provide us with a statement on their plans to respond to the Supreme Court’s February decision to strike down the Criminal Code ban on physician assisted dying. Here’s an excerpt of what we told them:

“For many of our supporters, particularly those in urban and suburban ridings, this is an issue that could be the deciding factor in how they cast their ballots this fall. We will be mobilizing our supporter base in the coming weeks to ask political candidates in their riding to take a pledge in support of the implementation of the letter and spirit of the Carter case. We will be publicizing the names of candidates who take the pledge and those who do not. We request that you provide us with a written policy statement outlining the your party’s on the implementation of physician assisted dying with regards to the Carter case for the right to die with dignity.”

So far, we’ve received responses from the Liberals and the NDP. We have yet to hear from the Conservatives and the Green Party. (Though the Greens, to their credit, have a policy on assisted dying posted to their website.) Of course, we’ll post the outstanding responses if and when they’re sent our way.
The statements, published in both official languages, are available for download below. We hope you find them helpful as you consider how to vote on October 19.

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