Canadian Doctors Call for Newborn Babies to Be Euthanized
by Frank Bergman
Doctors in Canada have made a bone-chilling call for the government to expand the nation’s radical “assisted suicide” laws to give physicians new powers to begin euthanizing newborn babies.
The alarming demand for extending so-called “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD) to newborn children was made by a provincial medical authority in Quebec.
The Quebec College of Physicians has stated that “medical assistance in dying may be an appropriate treatment for babies suffering from extreme pain,” adding that “parents should have the opportunity to obtain this care for their infant.”
The position marks a significant escalation in Canada’s already broad euthanasia framework and is expected to intensify ethical and political debate nationwide.
The news has triggered worldwide alarm that Canada may be edging toward one of the most controversial expansions yet of its euthanasia regime.
Push to Include Infants Is Not New
Calls to permit euthanasia for infants have surfaced before in Canada’s policy discussions.
In 2022, Quebec College of Physicians member Louis Roy told a parliamentary committee the procedure could be considered for “babies from birth to one year of age” who suffer from severe deformities or disabilities.
Even members of Canada’s Liberal government expressed alarm at the suggestion.
Former Disabilities Minister Carla Qualtrough responded at the time that there is “no world where I would accept that.”
Canada’s Expanding Euthanasia Regime
Canada legalized assisted suicide in 2016 under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, initially limiting eligibility to terminally ill adults.