Disability group against suicide bill.Ottawa -- The Council of Canadians with Disabilities opposes Bill C-407 (Right to die with dignity bill), which would amend the Criminal Code to allow physician-assisted suicide Noun 1. physician-assisted suicide - assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician assisted suicide - suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible . The council calls for appropriate palliative care palliative care (paˑ·lē·ā·tiv kerˑ), n an approach to health care that is concerned primarily with attending to physical and emotional comfort rather , to address end of life issues. In a policy statement delivered to Members of Parliament, the Council expresses a concern for the devaluation devaluation, decreasing the value of one nation's currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations. It is usually undertaken as a means of correcting a deficit in the balance of payments. people with disabilities that may be used to justify the use of physician-assisted death will be used to deny health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract to people with disabilities. The statement states that the council will oppose actions on the part of the government or media which may serve to devalue the lives of persons with disabilities. The Bill which may come before Parliament in the coming weeks is expected to divide the MPs on the basis of convictions rather than party lines. 204-947-0303 |
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