Bill S-225 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (physician-assisted death)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of June 2, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to allow a physician, at a person’s request and subject to certain conditions, to assist that person to end his or her life if he or she is enduring intolerable suffering or is in a state of weakening capacities due to illness, disease or disability.

Elsewhere

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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-225s:

S-225 (2021) Cluster Munitions Investment Prohibition Act

S-225 (2021) An Act to amend the Copyright Act (remuneration for journalistic works)

S-225 (2016) An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (substances used in the production of fentanyl)

S-225 (2010) An Act respecting the reorganization and privatization of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

S-225 (2009) An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (oath of citizenship)

S-225 (2007) An Act to amend the State Immunity Act and the Criminal Code (deterring terrorism by providing a civil right of action against perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism)