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Canadians Rise Up Against Government's Plan to Euthanize Mentally Ill Citizens - Slay News

The Canadian government’s plan to soon begin euthanizing citizens suffering from mental illness is facing a growing uprising from the public, conservative lawmakers, and concerned doctors.
The major backlash is swelling amid growing outrage over how vulnerable citizens, including veterans, are being railroaded into cheap “assisted suicide” instead of more expensive care.
A Conservative MP’s bill to stop Canada’s next planned expansion of assisted suicide is now rapidly gaining momentum, with support from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC).
During a press conference in Ottawa, the EPC warned that Canada’s euthanasia program, officially called “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD), has already gone far beyond its original intent.
Campaigners are arguing that it must not be expanded to people suffering from mental illness.
“Our takeaway message is this,” said Gordon Friesen, EPC president.
“No euthanasia for mental illness.”
Friesen said MAiD was initially intended for terminally …