As euthanasia (MAiD) becomes prevalent in Canada and available to an expanded list of people living with physical or mental illness, the United Church of Canada has approved the following pro-euthanasia prayer written by cleric David Sparks and Sheila Noyes, former co-president of the euthanasia lobby group, Dying with Dignity Canada:

Prayer in the Midst of Fear

In 2016 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), a euphemism for euthanasia,  became legal in Canada.  In 2021 a further amendment was added that removed the provision “reasonably foreseeable” for terminally ill patients, which opened the door for MAiD to be offered for patients whose only underlying condition was mental illness.