Frequently Asked Questions
Why join FAREWELL FOUNDATION? I'm healthy and I expect to live well for years.
By joining Farewell Foundation you help our work to change the law. Join us in the cause to secure your right to choose.
Can I support FAREWELL FOUNDATION without taking membership?
Yes. Financial contributions to Farewell Foundation's goals are always appreciated.
Can you issue tax receipts?
No. We are lobbying for legislative change and the government will not allow us to issue tax receipts.
What is the purpose of FAREWELL FOUNDATION?
Farewell Foundation seeks to provide assistance to members to end their lives safely, effectively, and with assistance if necessary. The Foundation will work to ensure that members may end their lives in a manner that is consistent with their values. Farewell Foundation is a non-profit organization. It does not accept money in consideration for assistance that it may provide.
What about the law?
We will not provide assistance to members until we have changed the law. It is an offense to counsel, aid, or abet a suicide in Canada. We are asking the BC Registry to set aside section 241 of the Criminal Code. We believe that there are compelling arguments to permit mentally competent Canadians the right to choose to end their unbearable suffering, with assistance.
Farewell Foundation intends to work with law enforcement, coroners, and medical examiners. Our objective is full accountability and transparency.