Canada: State-Sanctioned Euthanasia Accounted for over 4% of All Deaths in 2022
Canada legalized euthanasia under its medical assistance in dying (MAID) program in 2016, and by 2021, it accounted for 3% of the deaths in that country, or 10,000 people. Euthanasia accounted for 4% of all deaths in Canada in 2022, a total of 13,241 people who died from the MAID program last year, marking a 31% rise on the previous year. Federal guidelines stipulate that clients must have a grievous and irremediable medical condition, make a voluntary request for medical assistance in dying that is not the result of outside pressure or influence, and give informed consent to receive medical assistance in dying. However, the program was accused of driving citizens into assisted suicide on the grounds of poverty or lack of healthcare. Next March, the program will again be expanded further to include anyone whose sole underlying issue is a mental illness.
VICE reported that Canada is on track to expand its MAID law in March to include those suffering from substance abuse disorder.
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