'It’s an unmistakable message from the government: if you want to end your life, we’ll help you,' journalists Brennan Leffler and Marianne Dimain wrote.
On this week's episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon interviews Alex Schadenberg, executive director and international chair of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, on Canada's disastrous assisted suicide regime.
The decision to greatly expand access to MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) has created a situation where 'it’s becoming easier to get death than treatment.'
'It's horrifying to see how quickly MAiD went from being a very restricted, difficult-to-get procedure to limit the suffering of people in end-of-life situations, to now being pushed on patients with chronic conditions or mental health issues.'
As Canada reports a growing euthanasia industry, quickly becoming the most permissive euthanasia regime in the world, a Canadian government committee is examining expanding the law to include euthanasia for children, "mature minors," and euthanasia for incompetent people.
Shopping for a death doctor is not uncommon in Canada. If one doctor or nurse decides that a person is ineligible for euthanasia, all Canadians must do is find one who thinks they are eligible.
Although considered among the most permissive euthanasia and assisted suicide legislation in the world, Canada is poised to introduce mental illnesses to the country's medical assistance in dying (MAiD) legislation.
The Dutch government hopes to extend an existing protocol which allows the euthanasia of newborn babies to be available to children under 12 years old.