The province can decide if cases of euthanasia and assisted suicide are prosecuted, even though they are illegal under the Canadian criminal code.

In the U.K., where a similar law exists, many disabled people are frightened by new prosecution guidelines.

In Canada, if the current bill before parliament, Bill C-384, is defeated, and euthanasia and assisted suicide remain illegal, the province could effectively weaken the law by withholding from prosecuting. The history of prosecutions in Canada shows that often sentences are light. For more details, click here.