Campaigners on opposite sides of the world have been calling on their governments to prevent or roll back plans to widen the criteria for assisted suicide.
In Canada, plans to bring in assisted dying this year for those who are medically depressed have been pushed back to 2027, with health ministers and doctors warning the government that its universal healthcare system was not ready.
Meanwhile in Australia, in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), lobbyists pushing for widening the criteria for assisted suicide and euthanasia have been met with a strong backlash from pro-life groups.
Under ACT’s proposed Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, adults who live in Canberra and the surrounding area would be able to get help to die if they are deemed to be experiencing ‘intolerable suffering’.
