Archbishop calls on Carney to stop extension of MAID for mental illness - BERITAJA

The Archbishop of Toronto has written a missive to Prime Minister Mark Carney appealing to his Catholic religion and urging him to “choose life and not death” erstwhile it comes to assisted dying.

The letter, dated April 20, expresses support for a backstage member’s measure that would forestall entree to aesculapian assistance successful dying from being extended to group whose sole underlying aesculapian information is simply a intelligence illness.

That alteration is group to return effect adjacent March and a parliamentary committee is now studying whether Canada is fresh for that to happen.

Archbishop Frank Leo urged the premier curate to let Liberal members of Parliament to ballot freely connected the backstage member’s measure to restrict MAID.

He besides urged Carney and Justice Minister Sean Fraser to see restricting immoderate further description of assisted dying laws and prioritize palliative attraction and support for group who are struggling.

Carney’s agency refused to reply immoderate questions about the missive aliases his government’s plans for assisted dying.