Euthanasia - A real concern

Recently the Right to Life coalition communicated with people about the June 15th  B.C. Supreme Court Judge ruling in the Carter v. Attorney General case.  This ruling, if not overturned, will plunge Canada even deeper into a culture of death. Justice Lyn Smith has made all Canadians vulnerable by striking down our criminal code prohibitions against euthanasia and assisted suicide. I wonder if it will be the elderly and the disabled who will become targets of euthanasia by an increasingly cash-strapped health care system and / or unscrupulous family members.


To justify abolishing our homicide laws, Justice Smith ignored irrefutable evidence and numerous studies which prove that in other countries where assisted suicide and euthanasia has been legalized, abuse followed. The judge falsely alleged that “safeguards” have been effective in those jurisdictions to prevent elder abuse and the “slippery slope” that we have been warned about by euthanasia opponents.

Justice Smith also took on the role of executioner by granting Gloria Taylor a constitutional exemption, allowing her doctor to kill her by euthanasia or assisted suicide.

One could consider this an "activist-judge" - who has no constitutional right to "make" laws. That power is reserved solely to our elected Members of Parliament. What are we to do?

Inform yourself on this B.C. ruling and what’s at stake by watching this video. 

This cause will be helped if pro-lifers influence the public debate by bombarding newspapers across the country with letters to the editor. Based on your postal code, Campaign Life's Letter To The Editor program will give you a choice of local and national publications to choose from. 

Then, it provides you with talking points to help you write a customized letter through our website. Choose one or two “talking points” along the right hand side to help you personalize your letter. We’ve placed a limit of 250 words which the program will count for you. In the final step, just press <Submit> to send it to the media outlets of your choice.