A group of disability advocacy organizations in Canada has filed a court challenge against a provision in the country’s medical assistance in dying law that allows people to apply for the service even if their medical condition is not leading to a “reasonably foreseeable” natural death. The groups argue that this provision, added in 2021, is discriminatory towards people with disabilities and has led to premature deaths. They claim that individuals with disabilities are seeking assisted suicide due to social deprivation, poverty, and lack of essential supports. The lawsuit aims to address these concerns and challenge the message that life with a disability is inherently worse.
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Assisted dying: Disability advocates launch legal challenge to Canada’s law
