Care in Canada

Sir – In relation to what is happening regarding assisted dying in Canada, Simon Caldwell is right to note that “no-one ever slides up a slippery slope” (17 May, 2024). The dystopia seems to be unstoppable. First, it was the terminally ill, then it was those with physical disabilities; those suffering from mental illness will be next, and a parliamentary committee has recommended that it should be offered to children without parental consent. Meanwhile, Archbishop Christian Lépine is fighting to prevent Catholic hospices from being forced to administer euthanasia should they continue to provide palliative care. Please will Herald readers pray for him? We need all the help we can get, and Canadians – Catholic or otherwise – need access to end-of-life services that do not simply amount to state-sanctioned murder.

Angéline Simard
Montreal, Canada