Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity), that would have legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide, was defeated in the House of Commons, April 21, by a resounding 228 to 59. All four of the MPs who represent members of Halton Pro-Life voted to defeat the bill.

Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition has sent an email thanking everyone who urged MPs to vote against the bill, and that includes the many Halton Pro-Life members and supporters who mailed postcards, letters and emails to MPs. However, Alex also added that “the battle is not over.”

He has set four goals, to work to identify ways to:

• improve palliative/hospice care throughout Canada,
• change attitudes and improve services for people with disabilities,
• institute an effective national suicide prevention strategy,
• promote programs that identify and eliminate the scourge of elder abuse.

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