February 10th, 2014

Bill 52 was introduced on June 12, 2013 in Quebec by Social Services Minister Veronique Hivon as “An Act Respecting End-of-Life Care”. If passed, this bill would legalize medically assisted death and open the door to euthanasia in Canada.

Bill 52 is not about ending treatment and allowing a person to die a natural death but about actively killing a patient.

An update from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition recently reported that:

"We have learned that Québec’s euthanasia Bill 52 is likely to go to a vote on Friday, February 14. The committee that examined Bill 52 made minor changes, but Bill 52 continues to give Québec doctors the right to kill their patients."

We have a small window of time to make our voices heard in opposition to this bill which would not only affect Quebec but could set a precedent for the rest of Canada as well.

Please join us is praying for it's defeat this week and in asking our leaders to vote against it.

ACTION POINTS AS OUTLINED BY THE EUTHANASIA PREVENTION COALITION:

1 - Canada’s Justice Minister - Hon Peter MacKay (284 Wellington St. Ottawa ON K1A 0H8), email: mcu@justice.gc.ca. Urge him to equally protect all Canadians from euthanasia by challenging Bill 52 in the court.

2 - We also urge you to write Québec’s Minister of Justice - Bertrand St Arnaud at: ministre@justice.gouv.qc.ca and Québec’s Minister of Health and Social Services - Dr Réjean Hébert at: ministre@msss.gouv.qc.ca.

This past week we read a very thought provoking article detailing an interview by Jonathan van Maren of the National Post's Barbara Kay. We wanted to share this same article with you. We hope you enjoy the read.

My interview with a pro-choice columnist who opposes Canada’s no-holds-barred abortion regime

BY JONATHON VAN MAREN
Fri Feb 07, 2014 12:42 EST Published by LifeSiteNews.com

Barbara Kay of the National Post is a rare kind of columnist—a pro-choice writer who is willing to discuss abortion rationally. Kay, who is the author of several books and has been a weekly columnist for the National Post since 2003, has drawn the ire of Canada’s abortion extremists numerous times for writing columns examining the medical risks of abortion as well as suggesting that abortion, currently legal in Canada throughout all nine months of pregnancy, be better regulated. Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to discuss the issue with her for about a half hour for my radio program, The Bridgehead.

Barbara Kay
JVM: For a columnist who considers herself pro-choice, you've dedicated a significant number of words to the abortion issue. Why is that?

BK: Well, although I believe that abortion should be legal and although I did not come to this issue from a religious perspective, I do feel that the lack of an abortion law, the lack of any regulation, the vacuum in this issue, we have that because of ideology and not for any reason that has to do with the procedure itself. This is, for me, a public health issue, as well as an emotional, and a psychological, and a moral issue. ...click here to read full article...

This past Friday the V-Kol Media school released their first short film. It is called Who Do You Say That I Am? The students wrote, filmed, produced and edited it in one week! We encourage you to take a moment to watch and share it with your friends. Please click here to watch now..

V-Kol is currently in a fundraising campaign to raise funds for media gear that will help students to create more media. Most of the students are Canadian with a heart to make short films about social justice issues for Canada. Scroll down to read more.

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