Salt and Light Media – A Catholic Response to Bill C-7

The time of COVID-19 has reminded us how important it is to care for each other – especially for the elderly and most vulnerable. Furthermore, we have been forced to understand that limiting certain individual liberties is sometimes necessary for the common good. At the same time, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) – which was decriminalized in Canada in 2016 – is now under consideration for expansion. Bill C-7 was reintroduced to Parliament on October 5. If it passes, it would mean that most of the safeguards that were deemed necessary in 2016 would now be removed. In order to understand this better, Salt + Light Media’s Deacon Pedro Guevara-Mann spoke with Bishop William McGrattan of Calgary and Dr. Moira McQueen of the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute. (This program aired on November 17, 2020)SHOW LESS