{"id":5383,"date":"2020-03-17T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?p=5383"},"modified":"2020-03-12T21:13:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T01:13:58","slug":"new-euthanasia-legislation-introduced-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/2020\/03\/17\/new-euthanasia-legislation-introduced-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"New Euthanasia Legislation Introduced in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/euthanasia.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5384\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/euthanasia.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/euthanasia.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/euthanasia.jpg?w=340&amp;ssl=1 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s Time To Act \u2013 Contact your MP Today!<br \/>\nLegislation to expand euthanasia in our country has been introduced. If passed, those eligible for euthanasia would include those without a terminal illness, including Canadians with disabilities. Doctors may also be forced to \u201csign off\u201d on euthanasia for the patients they have been treating for years. Dementia patients who signed a \u201cdirective\u201d 10 years ago may now have someone else determine when they will die. Every life has value &#8211; visit www.helptheliving.ca to send a letter (prepared for you) to your Member of Parliament. The process takes less than 5 minutes. More information can also be found at: www.archtoronto.org\/euthanasia. We continue to pray and advocate for the vulnerable among us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Time To Act \u2013 Contact your MP Today! Legislation to expand euthanasia in our country has been introduced. If passed, those eligible for euthanasia would include those without a terminal illness, including Canadians with disabilities. 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