MPs Jansen, Lawton fight to prohibit assisted suicide for the mentally ill
The Conservatives want to amend the Criminal Code to prohibit assisted suicide in cases where the sole underlying condition is a mental illness via a private member’s bill.
The Conservatives want to amend the Criminal Code to prohibit assisted suicide in cases where the sole underlying condition is a mental illness via a private member’s bill introduced to the House of Commons.
Conservative MPs Tamara Jansen (Cloverdale—Langley City) and Andrew Lawton (Elgin–St. Thomas—London South) held a press conference in Langley, B.C. on Wednesday to promote Jansen’s new bill.