Assisted Suicide And Euthanasia

On June 17 2016 Canada’s Supreme Court passed Bill C-14, which made physician assisted dying legal. Thus meaning that those wanting to commit suicide can legally obtain the help of a physician to ensure the process is done safely and properly. It is important to note the difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide. In assisted suicide the person wanting to die commits the act themselves but a physician is allowed to provide knowledge, means or both to ensure the process is done successfully. This law in Canada only applies to those who are terminally ill, where natural death is highly likely in the future. Legally, if you suffer from a mental illness you do not fall under this category. However, I believe that those with severe mental health issues should also be eligible under Bill C-14. …show more content…
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In the Canadian context, assisted suicide allows an individual to have the assistance of an educated physician to help them along the way, who won’t be criminally charged. The law creates an opportunity for a safer more dignified exit from the earth. As Bayliss explains suicide is “frantically tricky” and many suicide attempts fail. With the help of an educated physician the suicide attempt will be done in a quick, painless way. Often the assisting physician will provide the means, as in medicine, for the quickest and least painful death. With mental illness being a main reason for suicide attempts, including those with a mental illness within Bill C-14 will allow more individuals to peacefully pass away, as opposed to violently trying to injure