The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down Canada\u2019s existing Criminal Code prohibition on euthanasia and assisted suicide, declaring them to be constitutional rights. Parliament has a year to come up with a replacement law. This ruling follows the pattern of the Supreme Court\u2019s throwing out of Canada\u2019s abortion law in 1988. As I\u2019m sure you are aware, no law has replaced it and Canada is one of the few countries that has no abortion law whatsoever: a baby in the womb can be legally murdered at any stage in its gestation. For those of you in your golden years: don\u2019t get sick and inconveniently occupy a hospital bed: they will be coming for you \u2013 and your organs.<\/p>\n
Here are some reactions from North American Anglicans. The Anglican Church in North America is committed to defending life from conception to natural death.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Anglican Church of Canada<\/a> has a diversity of opinions on the matter, “<\/em>diversity” being the only intact dogma left in the ACoC.<\/p>\n Care in Dying: A Consideration of the Practices of Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide was published in 2000 and commended for study across the church by General Synod. While acknowledging the diversity of opinions on the matter within the church, the report suggested that the church should \u201coppose any shift in public policy leading to the legalization of euthanasia in our society at the present time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bishop John Chapman from the Diocese of Ottawa \u2013 the bring out your dead diocese<\/a> – is ecstatic<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n I\u2019m ecstatic\u2026Current practice, prior to the new legislation, has been so black and white that it has been unhelpful for those people who are living with unbearable suffering. This new legislation actually now puts the decision back into the hands of the individual, medical professionals, and drawing upon the strength of their faith to make a determination about what action they should take. It\u2019s a compassionate decision.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Funnily enough, just after this ruling descended, Toronto City Council endorsed the proposal to install platform-edge doors in the subway system to prevent suicides. Health regulations dictate that suicides can only be safely prescribed and performed by doctors. The anti-suicide doors will cost around $1billion, apparently. Think of the money saving opportunities in simply wheeling euthanasia candidates onto inward facing ramps on local subway platforms. I understand Bishop Chapman is preparing a generous pastoral response for those eager to participate in missional subway terminations. It’s only a matter of time before this makes it into the Five Marks of Mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down Canada\u2019s existing Criminal Code prohibition on euthanasia and assisted suicide, declaring them to be constitutional rights. Parliament has a year to come up with a replacement law. This ruling follows the pattern … Continue reading
\nACNA\u2019s is straightforward<\/a>:<\/p>\n