Discussion · Government Orders
Kristina Tesser Derksen Liberal
“We need an open mind as we debate this bill. I want Canadians to have the right to make choices about their own bodies, including how they die.”
“Madam Speaker, in the House and around the committee table, we had the great benefit of hearing from so many people from a variety of backgrounds and with differing perspectives. In fact, it was a journey for me, too, to listen, because I came to the table with my own perspectives as well. Opening up one’s mind, as we are doing here today in debating this bill, is so crucially important. What I am envisioning for Canadians is what I have been talking about all along: the right to determine their own decisions with respect to their bodily autonomy and how they want to, if they choose to, leave this life in the way they choose is best for them.”
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Madam Speaker, in the House and around the committee table, we had the great benefit of hearing from so many people from a variety of backgrounds and with differing perspectives. In fact, it was a journey for me, too, to listen, because I came to the table with my own perspectives as well. Opening up one’s mind, as we are doing here today in debating this bill, is so crucially important. What I am envisioning for Canadians is what I have been talking about all along: the right to determine their own decisions with respect to their bodily autonomy and how they want to, if they choose to, leave this life in the way they choose is best for them.