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Palliative Care - Family offering Palliative Care for Relative Palliative Care alleviates suffering and offers care for those who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and those who are at the end of life. It manages pain and symptoms, and offers psychosocial, spiritual and physical support for those who are ill and their caregivers.

God calls us to care for the vulnerable, including those who are ill or near the end of life. The EFC supports palliative care as a compassionate response that supports and cares for those who are suffering or terminally ill.

All human life is precious. Life is a gift from God for us to respect and protect through all its stages. Each person’s life has worth, regardless of their age or ability, because they are made in the image of God and loved by Him.
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Media releases

New polling reveals Canadians’ views on medical assistance in dying

Only half of Canadians (51%) are aware MAiD will become available on the basis of...

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The EFC launches “Before it’s too late” campaign to stop MAiD for mental illness

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has launched a campaign calling for the...

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Articles

Review of Medical Assistance in Dying Part 3: MAiD must not be Canada’s response to poverty or a lack of supports

The media has been reporting on people with disabilities who are requesting euthanasia...

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Your Stories of Palliative Care - Terence McQuiston

It Was So Beautiful is a personal experience story of palliative care by Terence...

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Official statements

Religious leaders denounce Bill C-7 on medical assistance in dying

More than 50 religious leaders released an open letter Oct. 14 opposing the expansion...

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Interfaith Statement on Palliative Care

Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders say all levels of government need to address the...

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Podcasts

Euthanasia from Rodriguez to Carter to MAID

How Canada moved from affirming the sanctity of human life before the 1993 Rodriguez...

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While We Pray for Miracles

B.C. writer Dave Jeffery, who lives with the terminal neurological disorder ALS, takes...

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Outgoing letters

Letter to Senators on Bill C-7: Medically assisted death

(Dec. 15) “Bill C-7 proposes watershed changes to law, medicine and society that...

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Interfaith Letter to Senators on Palliative Care Bill C-277

The EFC sent a letter, together with groups from the Jewish, Catholic and Muslim...

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Videos

Dr. Naheed Dosani on palliative care among the homeless

(2 min) Search our site for text of the full interview with with Dr. Dosani, founder of...

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Government

Review of Medical Assistance in Dying by special joint parliamentary committee

A special committee of MPs and senators recommended in Feb. 2023 that assisted death be made available to mature minors and by advance requests.

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Brief on Palliative Care to the Health Committee

Five-page submission from May 2020 recommends maintaining the distinction between palliative care and euthanasia, and recommends conscience protection for workers and institutions.

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Documents

Palliative Care Toolkit

This booklet contains articles and discussion questions about palliative care: what it is, why it matters, how to get involved.

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Euthanasia and Palliative Care Study Guide

Booklet of articles and discussion questions can help you and your church better understand what is at stake with physician-assisted suicide. 

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