Canadian Government Hearing: People with ‘Eating Disorders’ Should Be Euthanized
by Frank Bergman
Canada’s rapidly expanding euthanasia regime is facing explosive new scrutiny after a government hearing revealed “experts” are now openly arguing for assisted suicide to be extended to people suffering from depression and eating disorders.
The disturbing exchange took place during a Special Joint Parliamentary Committee hearing on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).
During the hearing, a psychiatrist suggested that even non-terminal mental health conditions could qualify someone for taxpayer-funded, state-assisted death.
Psychiatrist Signals Support for Expanding Euthanasia
During questioning, Conservative MP Andrew Lawton pressed Dr. Mona Gupta on whether individuals with depression or eating disorders should be eligible for euthanasia.
“It depends on the circumstances of the person,” said Gupta, a psychiatrist and professor at the University of Montreal.
Lawton followed up directly: “So it could?”
“Potentially,” Gupta admitted.
The exchange confirmed what critics have been warning for years: Canada’s euthanasia system is steadily expanding beyond terminal illness into mental health and subjective suffering.
Gupta also acknowledged that the concept of “treatment-resistant” illness, often used to justify extreme medical decisions, is not even formally defined within MAiD law.
This issue is raising serious concerns about how eligibility is determined.
Slippery Standards and Subjective Criteria