Equality for persons with disabilities on the line in new assisted dying bill

Some say that the suffering of disabling conditions falls strictly in the domain of medicine. But the agonizing quest of Sean Tagert, who died by MAID last August, teaches us otherwise.
Justice Minister David Lametti is the sponsor of Bill C-7, which seeks to amend the existing legislation that regulates assisted death.
A consequential law is proceeding swiftly in Parliament, but mostly under the radar of Canadians with a lot on our minds these days. Bill C-7 will amend our current medical assistance in dying law by creating a separate pathway ...

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