Euthanasia Bill Dies as Quebec Election Called
Quebec’s controversial Bill 52, which would legalize euthanasia, died without becoming law on Ash Wednesday when the Parti Quebecois government called an election. Had it been passed into law, Bill 52 would have given Quebec doctors the ability to lethally inject their patients who request such an injection to alleviate their physical or psychological pain “at the end of life”.
While the death of Bill 52 was unlamented by pro-life leaders in Quebec, they warned that the victory might be short-lived, since both the PQ and the opposition Liberal Party had committed to bringing forward the same or a similar bill in the legislature after the election.
However nice this victory may be, after this election, the bill will surely reappear in one way or another once a new government is formed,” said Georges Buscemi, president of Campagne Quebec-Vie, “A PQ majority would in all probability resurrect and promptly pass the bill…But even the Liberals would reintroduce the bill if they won…”
A call for action for all pro-lifers
Buscemi urged action on the part of all who support the culture of life in Quebec. “What has to be done now is to get as many pro-life and anti-euthanasia MNAs elected…For us that means telling our people to NOT vote for the PQ, which does not allow for conscience votes for its pro-euthanasia legislation…After that, whatever candidates are left, we instruct that they vote for the one who is most pro-life.”
Polls of the Quebec electorate, which decidedly favoured the governing Parti Quebecois when the election was called, have moved dramatically in favour of the Liberals, such that one taken on March 19th projected a Liberal majority government had the election been held on that day. Continued prayers and sacrifices are needed for a pro-life result on Election Day, April 7th.
Sources: lifesitenews.com, thestar.com, and alexschadenberg.blogspot.ca.
