C-41At second reading in the House of CommonsHouse Government Bill
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) and to make related amendments to other Acts
Short title: Medical Assistance in Dying Safeguards Act
Sponsor:
Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice (Central Nova)
Proposed changes
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, (a) clarify that a person cannot receive medical assistance in dying on the basis of a mental illness; and (b) create exemptions from the offences of culpable homicide and administering a noxious thing, in order to permit a medical practitioner or a nurse practitioner to provide medical assistance in dying to a person who has lost the capacity to consent to the procedure if the person made an advance request to receive medical assistance in dying when they had that capacity and if (i) the person is eligible to receive medical assistance in dying and the medical practitioner or nurse practitioner ensures that the applicable safeguards are complied with, (ii) the person prepared their advance request in accordance with the applicable criteria, including that the person was…
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