Canada Pushes to Begin Euthanizing Children
by Frank Bergman
Canada is once again facing outrage over its rapidly expanding euthanasia regime, as powerful advocacy groups are now pressuring the federal government to open the door to euthanizing children.
The move comes even as Canada already runs one of the most permissive “assisted suicide” systems on the planet.
The Canadian government no longer requires a terminal illness to euthanize citizens, and that has increasingly targeted society’s most vulnerable.
The poor, the disabled, the chronically ill, people suffering from depression and autism, and even veterans seeking help for PTSD, are all being euthanized by the Liberal government.
Now, activists want to take it even further.
Under current law, adults can apply for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) even if they are not dying, so long as they have a chronic illness, a disability, or they are experiencing “suffering.”
But organizations such as Dying with Dignity Canada are lobbying for a seismic expansion by opening MAiD to children who are determined to be so-called “mature minors.”
Advocates argue that children who can “demonstrate full decision-making capacity” should be eligible for euthanasia.
Their proposal includes parental consent for those 15 and younger, but astonishingly, they claim the government should be allowed to euthanize 16- and 17-year-olds without their parents’ involvement.
Canada’s own lawmakers appear sympathetic.
In February 2023, the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying made a stunning declaration:
“Eligibility for MAiD should not be denied on the basis of age alone.”
That single line set off alarm bells across the world.
A Disturbing Pattern
This latest push follows the same trend exposed in our earlier reports: every “safeguard” in Canada’s euthanasia law is temporary, and every temporary limit becomes the next political battleground.
Over the past several years:
- Disabled Canadians who couldn’t afford housing were offered MAID instead of support.
- Veterans requesting help for PTSD were encouraged to consider euthanasia by government caseworkers.
- People with treatable illnesses reported being steered toward assisted suicide as a cheaper alternative to care.
And in earlier expansions, authorities insisted these cases were “rare” or “isolated.”
Yet each scandal was followed by new pressure campaigns to widen access even further.
This is why critics warn that allowing child euthanasia is not a hypothetical fear, as it becomes the next logical step in a program that has already moved far beyond its original scope.