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Have you seen the EFC’s brochure, Euthanasia in Canada? It’s getting attention on social media. This brochure highlights some of our concerns with Canada’s MAiD laws, and with proposals for further expansions. If you look at the whole brochure, it’s clear that the EFC opposes euthanasia and is concerned about planned and proposed expansions. Many of the comments we’ve seen on social media have confirmed another of our concerns – that many Canadians are not aware of how the eu

Canada is facing international pressure to walk back its expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) and not to expand it further. In strongly worded concluding remarks, released March 21, 2025, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recommends Canada repeal the law allowing euthanasia for people who are not dying, known as Track 2 MAiD. It also recommends Canada stop the expansion of MAiD on the basis of mental illness alone and not allow euthanasia

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Espaces sans aide médicale à mourir : L’AÉC a demandé le statut d'intervenant dans une affaire concernant la capacité d'un établissement de santé chrétien de Colombie-Britannique à offrir des soins conformes à ses convictions religieuses. Les arguments de l’AÉC dans cette affaire porteraient sur la liberté religieuse institutionnelle et la capacité des institutions chrétiennes à fournir des services au public sans être contraintes de

The EFC made a submission to the UK Palliative and End of Life Commission following its call for written evidence. The EFC outlined several of the ways Canada's euthasia laws have had a negative impact on palliative care providers, patients and facilities. The EFC urged the UK "to ensure that high quality palliative care is made widely accessible, and the integrity of palliative care and hospice facilities are protected and maintained. It is essential to establish this care a

"The Impact of Medical Assistance in Dying on People with Disabilities" is a stakeholders report submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, for its 32nd session. This EFC report provides information and recommendations to the Government of Canada on the impact of Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) regime on people with disabilities, its disproportionate impact on women with disabilities, and its consequences for the right to life. Downl

Demandes anticipées d'euthanasie : Le gouvernement fédéral a lancé une consultation en ligne sur les demandes anticipées. Ce questionnaire de Santé Canada est ouvert au public jusqu'au 14 février 2025, à l'adresse suivante : go.theefc.ca/advreq. Une demande anticipée permettrait de mettre fin à la vie d'une personne lorsqu'elle n'est plus en mesure de donner son consentement, supprimant ainsi une mesure de protection essentielle. Le statut d'organisme de bienfaisance pour l'a

The Government of Alberta held a consultation on safeguards and the oversight of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in the fall of 2024. The EFC participated in stakeholder meetings and submitted a written brief. The EFC’s written response asked the province to protect patients by allowing MAiD-free spaces and by adding a specific end-of-life definition and other safeguards. The response also addressed issues such as expanding MAiD on the basis of mental illness alone, eligib

The federal government recently launched a “national conversation” about allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). The national conversation includes an online questionnaire that is open to the public until February 14, 2025. An advance request for MAiD would allow a person’s life to be ended when they are no longer able to consent. This is different and more specific than an advance directive on health care, in which a person indicates their prioriti

This fall the EFC held simultaneous gatherings for Toronto-area pastors and national denominational leaders. EFC missiologist Jon Fuller reflects why both are important. The pastor in front of me leaned over to take a picture of the slide on the screen. As a pastor myself, I’ve learned to look for signs of interest from those listening to a presentation, and taking screenshots with your cellphone certainly qualifies. We were attending the EFC Pastor’s Day, a new event series

The EFC has made a submission to a UN committee reviewing Canada's commitment to eliminate discrimination against women (CEDAW). The EFC's brief outlines the negative impact of Canada’s euthanasia laws on women, particularly women with disabilities. It underscores that prostitution is a system of violence and exploitation, and points to the connection between human trafficking and prostitution. The EFC urges Canada to repeal the law allowing euthanasia for mental illness, to

This article comes from Read directly: https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2024-Sept-Oct →en français The ability of a Christian hospital to maintain its Christian ethic is now facing a legal challenge in British Columbia. Providing medical care is a consistent characteristic of Christian expression throughout Church history. In Medicine and Health Care in Early Christianity (Johns Hopkins, 2009), historian Gary Ferngren concludes that when a church was planted in the Roman E

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Projet de loi sur les préjudices en ligne : Les députés devraient poursuivre le débat sur le projet de loi C-63, la Loi sur le préjudice en ligne, lorsque le Parlement reprendra ses travaux à l'automne. Bien que le projet de loi C-63 aborde les façons dont les enfants et les jeunes sont victimes de violence sexuelle en ligne, l’AEC est très préoccupé par les dispositions sur les crimes haineux et les changements apportés à la Loi cana

More and more of us are seeing the impact of MAiD as it touches the people in our lives. People in vulnerable situations are ending their lives via MAiD because they feel they have no other choice – and some are pressured to do so. There’s also a growing realization of the very subjective nature of the MAiD eligibility criteria. At the same time, there’s a push to expand MAiD even further and to eliminate MAiD-free spaces for patients and doctors who are conscientious objecto

A private member’s bill that would allow advance requests for euthanasia is moving through the Senate. Bill S-248 was introduced by Senator Pamela Wallin and has passed two of three votes in the Senate. The next step is for the bill to be studied by a Senate committee. The Criminal Code requires a person be able to consent to their death at the time their life is ended through MAiD. There is currently a narrow exception for people whose death is “reasonably foreseeable” for t

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Mettre fin à l'exploitation sexuelle en ligne : L’AEC soutient un projet de loi d'initiative parlementaire visant à obliger les producteurs et les distributeurs de pornographie commerciale à vérifier l'âge et le consentement de chaque personne représentée dans un contenu explicite avant qu'il ne soit téléchargé. Demandez à votre député de soutenir le projet de loi C-270. Voir TheEFC.ca/C-270. Projet de loi sur les préjudices en ligne

The EFC is launching a free Saturday morning workshop series called Faith Matters: Current Issues Facing the Canadian Church. The first one will be held June 8 at Kanata Baptist Church. Register today to hear either one of these presentations followed by a light lunch: MAiD in Canada: A matter of life and death Presenter: Dr. David Guretzki, EFC President and Resident Theologian How did we get here and what changes are happening with Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)? Why sh

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Les Canadiens et leurs familles veulent être soignés par des médecins et du personnel médical qui respectent leurs valeurs et leurs croyances. Pour beaucoup d'entre nous, cela signifie que nous voulons des médecins en qui nous pouvons avoir confiance pour prodiguer des soins respectueux de la vie - le genre de soins qui reconnaissent la valeur de la vie de chaque personne. Nous voulons cela pour nous-mêmes et pour les personnes vulnér

Le point sur les questions les plus pressantes au Canada Retarder l'entrée en vigueur de l’aide médicale à mourir pour maladie mentale : Un projet de loi a été adopté pour retarder de trois ans, soit jusqu'en mars 2027, l'aide médicale à mourir pour maladie mentale. Le gouvernement a accordé ce sursit parce que plusieurs provinces, territoires et groupes d'experts ont déclaré que le système médical canadien n'était pas prêt pour l'aide médicale à mourir en cas de maladie ment

We are so thankful to have good news to share about euthanasia laws in Canada! Let’s pause for a moment to be thankful and celebrate. It’s not the complete stop that we want and firmly believe should happen, but a delay of MAiD for mental illness means people in vulnerable moments will be better protected for a longer time. It’s at least a check to the momentum of rapid MAiD expansion. Here’s what’s happening Yesterday the committee studying medical assistance in dying (MA

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout En tant que lecteur de Canada Watch et ami de l’AEC, vous avez joué un rôle crucial dans notre travail visant à interagir de manière respectueuse, compatissante et efficace avec ce qui peut sembler être l'expansion implacable de l'aide médicale à mourir. L'AMM n'est certainement pas la seule question importante de nos jours, mais c'est l'une des plus urgentes. En effet, dans quelques semaines seulement, à moins que la loi ne soit mod