An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity)
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in September 2008.
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in September 2008.
Francine Lalonde Bloc
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of June 12, 2008
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to allow a medical practitioner, subject to certain conditions, to aid a person who is experiencing severe physical or mental pain without any prospect of relief or is suffering from a terminal illness to die with dignity once the person has expressed his or her free and informed consent to die.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.