Ottawa announced the consultation process on January 13th as it amends the Criminal Code to permit greater access to assisted suicide. The amendments are in response to a Quebec court decision last September that struck down parts of the existing law as unconstitutional.

The consultation asks Canadians to weigh in on how far to extend access to medical assistance in dying, specifically whether assisted suicide and euthanasia should be expanded to include advance directives, mature minors. and people who wish to end their lives solely because of mental illness.

The consultation ends on January 27 at 11:59 PM (PST).  You can participate by clicking here.  (For information from Justice Canada about the consultation, click here.)

For information from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops about euthanasia and assisted suicide, click here.

For a Catholic Register article about the ethical issues surrounding the survey, click here.