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Posted on 08/25/2025 7:29:17 AM PDT by DFG
Canada's assisted suicide laws have continued rapidly expanding in recent years, with a group of doctors now pushing for disabled newborn babies to be euthanized.
The demand for euthanasia is so high that doctors who provide it cannot keep up, according to a new report by The Atlantic.
Assisted dying, legalized in 2016, now accounts for about one out of 20 deaths in Canada, far surpassing countries where it's been legal for longer.
As assisted deaths have become a major part of Canada's health care system, the Quebec College of Physicians suggested legalizing euthanasia for infants born severely ill.
As The Atlantic noted, the practice is legal in the Netherlands - the first country to adopt it since Nazi Germany did it in 1939.
In 2022, Louis Roy from the Quebec College of Physicians raised the notion of euthanasia for babies up to a year old 'who are born with severe deformations, very grave and severe medical syndromes, whose life expectancy and level of suffering are such that it would make sense to ensure that they do not suffer.'
While parents already have the option of stopping treatment for babies suffering from medical conditions, the proposal would accelerate the infant's death, sparking questions about consent.
Currently, patients don't need to be terminally ill to qualify for Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, as it's called in Canada.
In two years, the mentally ill will qualify for MAID, and parliament has recommended granting access to minors.
Just one doctor - Vancouver's Ellen Wieber, who used to be an abortion provider - has euthanized more than 430 patients in nine years.
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Hmmm. Doesn't that pretty much include leftists of so many flavours?
Well, if they cry they’re obviously not happy.
Especially after that first slap on the butt.
“including push to euthanize newborn BABIES”
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You just knew this was coming. We haven’t seen it all yet.
I’m torn both ways on this issue.
I have had to put down many dogs over my long lifetime. It broke my heart every time. The last two recent ones (2 years ago) still make me well up when I think of them and how much I loved them (MORE than human family).
It was the compassionate thing to do in every case. Our last little guy had been deaf and blind for his last few years, we adapted.
There comes a time when their “quality of life” or their inevitable death sparing them pain and suffering, must be taken into account.
Why should this not be afforded humans? Humans, many times, can make this decision for themselves.
There is one OVERRIDING reason NOT TO.
The slippery slope.
Once you start allowing assisted suicide (the killing of a human) for ANY reason, you start down that slope of it being “for ANY reason”.
Grandma is old and weak, but her 401K is very healthy.
My wife has expressed the will to end her suffering, my girlfriend agrees.
My child was born with red hair. I want to spare them the life long pain and suffering that they will experience for being “different”.
A spouse has lost their loved one. Its only fair and compassionate to mandate that life insurance companies pay claims for people who have exercised their rights of assisted suicide. (Flood gates opening).
The government has decided my “time is up”. (Soylent Green).
Just wondering how many who support MAiD are against the death penalty.
Probably all leftists.
Sideways.
With a rusty, red-hot railroad spike.
I am against government assisted suicide as I believe that for some of us, the painful exisitence of life before passing is part of our process in reaching heaven. I do believe that pain relieving drugs should be available to those that wish them, to ease that passage—
How long before volunatary assisted suicide becomes mandatory assisted suicide?
>>Once you start allowing assisted suicide (the killing of a human) for ANY reason, you start down that slope of it being “for ANY reason”.
Agree with you completely. I have a friend with a very bad genetic disease who has been active for physician aided death for decades. She’s encouraged me to vote for it in our state election but, much as I love her and much as I don’t want to suffer in a last pain myself with no choice, I can’t vote for it as long as I can’t trust those who would make the choice for other people. Your slippery slope.
I’ve sat through many Hemlock Society discussions and always kept my mouth shut. Now she’s right in the middle of the disease but she calls every few days and says she’s happy with her life and with her loving husband caretaker, so I’m currently reassured for her.
For others, I’m heartbroken. But I still can’t vote for it. The danger to people without a strong support system is just too great.
Many years ago, a doctor told me that he was against medically assisted life terminations.
He has, however, tripped over several life-giving chords in his day.
It was inevitable that “assisted suicide” would mutate and grow into death by authorities independent of the wishes of the victim.
I believe people performing this on babies should get down on their knees every night and pray God’s final judgement won’t happen.
Would I be amiss in my thinking that the majority who are assisted (Pushed) to end their lives are of the Caucasian persuasion?
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