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Elderly Canadian woman offered euthanasia before doctor even asked what was wrong with her

An 84-year-old woman said that when a doctor approached her at Vancouver General Hospital last year, ‘the very first words of out her mouth’ were an offer of assisted suicide.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Mar 19, 2026Mar 19, 2026

‘She just gave up’: Granddaughter’s anguish exposes the hidden cost of Canada’s assisted suicides

The grief of those whose loved ones are killed by assisted suicide in Canada is rarely discussed or even acknowledged.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Dec 12, 2025

Canadian man loses both of his grandmothers to euthanasia just two months apart

'With both of them, it makes you ask the question: What did I do wrong that you would want to end it now, and not stay with me for a little bit longer?' said Benjamin Turland.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Nov 5, 2025

Pro-life advocate expresses hope for author Robert Munsch to reconsider dying by euthanasia

The popular children's author has received an 'outpouring' of support and appreciation' for his life since he announced his plan to die via assisted suicide.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Sep 26, 2025

Canada’s euthanasia activists will not be happy until every life-affirming institution is destroyed

Dr. Jerome Lejeune was right: Despite the hostile opposition in Trudeau’s Canada, fighting for euthanasia-free spaces – ‘places of life’ – for people to flee to is essential.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 2024

Disabled Canadian man says he has been offered euthanasia ‘multiple times’ while in the hospital

The 'traumatized' 49-year-old says he is 'being prevented from the resources that I need to live safely back at home' and has been told he can apply for assisted suicide.

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Anthony Murdoch

• May 29, 2024Jun 3, 2024

Assisted suicide is never really about ‘choice’: here’s why

Just a few years ago, we understood that suicidal ideation itself was an indication that something was seriously wrong – but our euthanasia regime has changed all of that.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 2024

Christian woman’s ‘Don’t euthanize me’ tattoo is a tragic necessity in modern Canada

Christine Nagel’s tattoo serves a dual purpose: to ensure that those around her respect her right to life should they need to be reminded, and to advocate for her view that all life is sacred.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Oct 10, 2023Apr 22, 2024

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Elderly Canadian woman offered euthanasia before doctor even asked what was wrong with her

‘She just gave up’: Granddaughter’s anguish exposes the hidden cost of Canada’s assisted suicides

Canadian man loses both of his grandmothers to euthanasia just two months apart

Pro-life advocate expresses hope for author Robert Munsch to reconsider dying by euthanasia

Canada’s euthanasia activists will not be happy until every life-affirming institution is destroyed

Disabled Canadian man says he has been offered euthanasia ‘multiple times’ while in the hospital

Assisted suicide is never really about ‘choice’: here’s why

Christian woman’s ‘Don’t euthanize me’ tattoo is a tragic necessity in modern Canada