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Canadian Judge Rules 27y/o Woman Can Kill Herself Because She Has Autism + Gov’t Will Fund It

(The Canadian Independent) Calgary judge rules 27-year-old woman with autism can kill herself through medical assistance in dying (MAID). (Editor’s Note, which is on track to account for 10% of all deaths in Canada by 2025)

Due to a publication ban, the individuals involved can only be referred to as MV, a 27-year-old woman approved by two doctors for medical assistance in dying (“MAID”), and WV, identified as MV’s father.

The father, WV, expressed concerns about his daughter’s vulnerability and her competence in deciding to end her own life. He argued that MV, who lives with him and has autism and ADHD but no other health issues, may not be capable of making such a decision.

Court documents revealed that MV did not contest her father’s claims or provide details about her medical condition, symptoms, or suffering beyond being approved for MAID by two doctors…. to continue reading click here:

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Canadian Euthanasia Soars More Than 35%, Now Representing 4.2% of All Deaths

Canada is one of only seven countries in the world where euthanasia is permitted, and in just a few short years, it has become arguably the most permissive of all. Legalized in 2016, deaths from euthanasia has increased year over year, growing between 30-36% each time.

In 2021, 10,064 people were euthanized and were subjected to state-sponsored suicide. This is compared to 2020, which had 7383 deaths, and 2019, which saw 5424. Currently, the 10,064 number represents 3.3% of all deaths in Canada or 1/3050 people.

This trend shows no sign of stopping. According to a report from the Daily Mail:

Canada has seen another record-busting year of euthanasia deaths, with a 35 percent rise to some 13,500 state-sanctioned suicides in 2022, an analysis of official data shows.

Canada’s health chiefs won’t release their formal tally for some weeks, but data from Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, and Nova Scotia already show steep rises in euthanasia deaths last year.

Based on those numbers, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, a campaign group, assessed that Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) cases rose from 10,064 in 2021 to some 13,500 in 2022.

This now represents 4.2% of all deaths in the country. If trends hold steady, it will represent over 5% of deaths in 2023.

Critics say it’s on a perilous road to mass euthanasia and ever-more pressure on the sick, disabled and poor to end their lives prematurely.

Alex Schadenberg, director of the coalition, said euthanasia rates were ‘skyrocketing’ because a ‘heavy promotion of MAiD within our medical system’ had ‘normalized’ lethal injections. ‘Every major healthcare institution has a MAiD team which will literally approach everyone who may qualify for MAiD and ask them if they want to die,’

The Daily Mail further notes that “7% of all deaths in Quebec are state-sanctioned, making it the third top cause of death in the province after cancer and heart disease.”

There have been several cases in Canada of people getting euthanized because of financial stress, including one woman who requested to die because she ‘simply cannot afford to keep on living.’ In a survey last month, 25% of Canadians said people should have access to euthanasia because of poverty or homelessness. 

Canadian politicians are currently debating whether or not to extend access to euthanasia for children and the mentally ill. 

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Canada’s Deaths by Euthanasia Soar More Than 33% Since Last Year as Gov’t Seeks to Loosen Laws

Canada is one of only seven countries in the world where euthanasia is permitted, and in just a few short years, it has become arguably the most permissive of all. Legalized in 2016, the number of death from euthanasia has increased year over year, growing between 30-36% each time.

In 2021, 10,064 people were euthanized. This is compared to 2020, which had 7383 deaths, and 2019, which saw 5424. Currently, the 10,064 number represents 3.3% of all deaths in Canada or 1/3050 people. Nearly as many people were euthanized as died from COVID-19 in the country last year, and in 2022, far more people will have died from taking their own life than by the novel coronavirus.

Unlike some countries, which only allow for cases of unbearable, debilitating suffering, Canada is much laxer. A recent AP story on it explains:

(IN 2016, Canada) legalized both euthanasia and assisted suicide for people aged 18 and over provided they met certain conditions: They had to have a serious condition, disease or disability that was in an advanced, irreversible state of decline and enduring “unbearable physical or mental suffering that cannot be relieved under conditions that patients consider acceptable.” Their death also had to be “reasonably foreseeable,” and the request for euthanasia had to be approved by at least two physicians.

The law was later amended to allow people who are not terminally ill to choose death, significantly broadening the number of eligible people. Critics say that change removed a key safeguard aimed at protecting people with potentially years or decades of life left.

Today, any adult with a serious illness, disease or disability can seek help in dying.

They go on to offer some more frightening facts:

-Canada is the only country that allows nurse practitioners, not just doctors, to end patients’ lives. Medical authorities in its two largest provinces, Ontario and Quebec, explicitly instruct doctors not to indicate on death certificates if people died from euthanasia.

— Canadian patients are not required to have exhausted all treatment alternatives before seeking euthanasia, as is the case in Belgium and the Netherlands.

–Next year, the country is set to allow people to be killed exclusively for mental health reasons.

They’re also considering extending euthanasia to “mature” minors — children under 18 who meet the same requirements as adults.

At this pace, it’s only going to get worse.

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The Netherlands Euthanized 1 in 2450 Citizens Last Year

In an act of radical depravity, the Netherlands euthanized 6938 people last year, representing approximately 1 out of every 2450 citizens. These ghoulish numbers are nearly a 10% increase from last year, when 6361 people chose to engage in state-sanctioned suicide.

Furthermore, this number represents almost 5% of ALL deaths in the country, including, including those who succumbed to the novel coronavirus.

While the majority of people choosing to die with the help of doctors had terminal cancer, there were some who had dementia, cancer where the chances of recovery were slim but viable, and a few people who were chronically depressed and their mental state deemed “not compatible with life.”

The startling increase in case counts is no surprise, however, as government leaders and politicians have been becoming more and more lax regarding the conditions surrounding who may kill themselves and when.

The Netherlands government announced last year their desire to extend the option of euthanasia to children between the ages of 1 and 12, as current law allows euthanasia in teenagers, as well as for newborns up to a year old, should their parents give their consent.

The government is further opening up the service to people who are not at risk of dying, but rather are “tired of living.” This burgeoning accommodation comes after government research revealed that around 10,000 people over 55 have a serious death wish, and so they are seeking to make allowances for that.



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Hundreds of Sick Canadians Euthanized over ‘Loneliness’ and ‘Isolation’

(National Review) Good grief. We are told that euthanasia is “compassion.” But how compassionate is it when last year in Canada, hundreds of sick people were euthanized because of loneliness?

The country’s 2019 MAID [medical assistance in dying] Annual Report found that 13.7 percent of the 5,631 Canadians killed by doctors asked to be lethally injected because of “isolation or loneliness.” If my math is right, that’s about 771 people, or 64 a month, or two per day. Good grief!

Some of the other reasons people gave for asking to be killed:

  • Loss of ability to engage in enjoyable activities, 82.1 percent. That’s a serious concern, but with proper interventions, it can be overcome.
  • Loss of ability to perform activities of daily living, 78.1 percent. Ditto.
  • “Inadequate control of pain (or concern about it),” 53.9 percent. That’s a scandalously high percentage. Palliative and hospice pain-control experts will tell you that most serious pain in terminal illnesses can be successfully alleviated.
  • Loss of dignity, 53.3 percent. Again, this is a serious concern but can be overcome with appropriate care.
  • Perceived burden on family, friends, and caregivers, 34 percent. In other words, people put themselves out of their loved one’s misery.
  • Emotional distress/anxiety/fear/existential suffering, 4.7 percent.

These statistics are scandalous and should make Canada deeply ashamed.

Alas, most Canadians are proud that their doctors can legally kill sick people whose deaths are “reasonably foreseeable.” Not only that, but the country is now engaged in the process that will expand the conditions qualifying for lethal injection, including incompetent people with dementia if they asked to be put down in an advance directive.

It’s so bad, that in Ontario, if a doctor refuses to euthanize a legally qualified patient or find another doctor he or she knows will kill, they risk professional discipline.

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Editors Note. This article was written by Wesley J. Smith and published at National Review. Title changed by Pulpit & Pen