MYTH #1:
“It is about a right to die with dignity.”

Truth: Bill C-384 is not about dying with
dignity or palliative care; it is about giving the power to a physician to directly and intentionally cause the death of individuals. This bill will allow a medical practitioner to directly and intentionally cause death by lethal injection.

MYTH #2:
“It will legalize only assisted suicide.”

Truth: Bill C-384 amends section 222 and 241 of the Criminal Code. This bill aims to legalize both euthanasia and assisted suicide.

MYTH #3:
“It is limited to terminally ill people.”

Truth: Bill C-384 states that people who experience physical or mental pain or terminally-ill would be eligible for euthanasia
or assisted suicide. This bill also allows people who experience chronic physical and mental pain to die by lethal injection and it does not define terminally-ill.

MYTH #4:
“It is limited to competent people who are not depressed.”

Truth: This bill measures competency based on “appearing to be lucid”. To appear to be lucid does not mean a person is actually competent, only that they appear to be. This bill is not limited to people who are actually lucid and would allow people who experience chronic depression to die by euthanasia or assisted suicide.

MYTH #5:
“It is not a threat to the lives of people with disabilities or other vulnerable people.”

Truth: This bill allows euthanasia and assisted suicide for people with chronic physical or mental pain, on condition that they “appear to be lucid.” Many people with disabilities experience chronic physical or mental pain.
This bill directly threatens the lives of vulnerable people with disabilities especially when the medical practitioner has a negative perception of disability. It allows euthanasia for physical and mental pain and it does not
define terminally-ill.