by Frank Bergman
Canada’s euthanasia regime, already the fastest-expanding in the world, is now facing a new and explosive demand for the government to extend state-sanctioned “assisted suicide” to children.
Less than a decade after Canada legalized Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), what began in 2016 as a narrow program reserved for adults whose natural deaths were “reasonably foreseeable” has ballooned into one of the broadest euthanasia systems on the planet.
Chronic illness, disability, and even mental health conditions have all been added to the eligibility list, driving MAiD deaths to unprecedented levels.
Now, advocacy groups are openly pressuring the federal government to allow minors, including those as young as 12 years old, to qualify for doctor-administered euthanasia.
Push to Euthanize 12-Year-Olds with State-Funded Lethal Injections
“Dying With Dignity Canada,” one of the nation’s most influential pro-euthanasia organizations, has issued recommendations calling for so-called “mature minors” to be included in MAiD.
Their proposal goes even further and argues that 16- and 17-year-olds should be euthanized with lethal injections without parental consent if they meet broad eligibility criteria.
The group insists that “maturity,” not age, should determine whether a child can be killed by a medical professional.
