One in four Canadians are cool with allowing euthanasia for poor people
As Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying regime expands, it is meeting more resistance. One of the most powerful criticisms, one which has surfaced often in...
Is euthanasia becoming ‘sacred’ in Canada?
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat offers an intriguing interpretation of euthanasia in Canada. As BioEdge has repeatedly reported, “medical assistance in dying” is rising...
Quebec euthanasia deaths the highest in the world
Quebec has become the jurisdiction with the highest proportion of deaths by euthanasia and assisted suicide in the world, according to Michel Bureau, president of...
Canada’s euthanasia program described as ‘dystopian’
Internationally, there is growing consternation at the rapid take-up of euthanasia in Canada. In Jacobin magazine, “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist...
A lonely euthanasia death on Vancouver Island
In assisted dying, it would be unethical to carry out clinical trials. How could you design an experiment in which one person received counselling and...
Made in Canada: normalised euthanasia
The pace of normalisation of “medical assistance in dying” in Canada is picking up. A BioEdge reader noticed that McGill University in Montreal recently highlighted...
Marketing Canadian euthanasia as a soft and comforting choice
One of Canada’s best-known fashion retailers, Quebec-based La Maison Simons, has launched an advertising campaign based on euthanasia. A three-minute video on YouTube, supported by...
Canadian man applies for euthanasia because he fears becoming homeless
A 54-year-old Canadian man has applied for euthanasia because he fears becoming homeless. Amir Farsoud, who lives in St Catharines, near Niagara Falls, is in...
Normalising MAiD with colouring books for Canadian children
Here’s an interesting development in the normalization of euthanasia. A website supported by Health Canada, Canadian Virtual Hospice, has produced an activity book to explain...
Canadian funeral homes break into the MAiD market
Canadian funeral homes have discovered a way to make money out of medical assistance in dying. During the Covid-19 pandemic people needed a clean, quiet, comfortable venue where they would die.