Canadian Doctors Try to Railroad Catholic Priest into ‘Assisted Suicide’ Over Broken Hip
by Frank Bergman
A Canadian Catholic priest is sounding the alarm after doctors tried to pressure him into “assisted suicide” twice while recovering from a broken hip in a hospital, despite him telling them that euthanasia goes against his beliefs.
Father Larry Holland, a 79-year-old priest from the Archdiocese of Vancouver, was horrified that Canadian government-sanctioned doctors attempted to railroad him into being euthanized, despite not being terminally ill.
The priest’s alarming story underscores growing concerns that Canada’s state-sanctioned assisted suicide program is spiraling far beyond its original limits.
Holland said he was “very shocked” after medical pushed so-called “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD) as an “option” during his recovery from a hip fracture.
Priest Offered Death While Recovering, Not Dying
Holland broke his hip after falling on Christmas Day.
He is currently recovering at Vancouver General Hospital.
Holland emphasized that he was not dying at the time and had not been given a terminal diagnosis.
“There are some things you just don’t talk about to some people,” Holland said.
“I think I was very shocked.”
According to Holland, a doctor first introduced assisted suicide as an option if his recovery were to decline.
Even after he made clear his moral opposition, the topic was pushed again weeks later, even though he was recovering.