A coalition of disability rights groups has announced it will launch a Charter challenge to parts of Canada’s medical euthanasia law.
Group says Canada’s ‘Track 2’ medical euthanasia law leads to premature deaths
A coalition of disability rights groups has announced it will launch a Charter challenge to parts of Canada’s medical euthanasia law.
The group, which also includes two individual plaintiffs, argues that the law, known as Track 2 of the MAID Act, has led to premature deaths.
According to the law, patients whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable but whose condition would result in intolerable suffering can apply for track 2 euthanasia.
The coalition says Track 2 MAID laws have a direct impact on the lives of people with disabilities and argues that medically assisted dying should only be available to people whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable.
The vice-president of Inclusion Canada, a member of the coalition, said there is a worrying trend of people with disabilities seeking euthanasia due to social deprivation, poverty and lack of basic support.
Christa Carr says these people should be helped to lead better lives.
