441-01658 (Justice)

We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:

Whereas:

There are many recent disturbing reports of people accessing euthanasia in Canada due to lack of adequate access to care and support;

Legalization of state-administered or supervised killing of those suffering from mental health challenges will undermine suicide prevention efforts;

Louis Roy of the Quebec College of Physicians recommended infanticide by expanding euthanasia to "babies from birth to one year of age who come into the world with severe deformities and very serious syndromes."; and

Infanticide is always wrong.

Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call on the Government of Canada and on Parliament to:

1. Repeal Bill C-7 and protect Canadians struggling with mental illness by facilitating treatment and recovery, not death; and

2. Reject the expansion of euthanasia to children and infants.