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New data reveals that 4.7% of all deaths in Canada in 2023 resulted from medical…
In 2023, 4.7% of deaths in Canada were due to medically assisted dying, a practice legalized in 2016. Health Canada’s report indicates about 15,300 euthanasia applications, mostly from patients over 77 with severe medical conditions like cancer. Following a 2021 law expansion to include non-terminal illnesses, assisted dying cases rose nearly 16% but the growth rate has slowed. Disparities were noted, with 96% of participants identifying as white, and Quebec accounted for 37% of cases. Critics, including Cardus, voiced concerns over non-terminal cases, while Health Canada emphasizes stringent eligibility criteria involving two healthcare assessments.
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Anonymous
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Amazing ๐so many people left hospice care where they suffer for years until the endโฆlet them go with dignity surrounded by their loved ones ๐ข
Tyler
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Yikes.
Anonymous
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Wonder if it’s easier to sign up in Canada than the US.
rachel
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
This is true body autonomy and personal freedom. It should be legal everywhere
oliver mcdermid-perring
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
I don’t like this cyberpunk future
Lars Oebeles
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Trying to keep people alive who suffer day in day out is a cruel thing. There is something beautiful about having a peaceful death on the time and place your choose.
Ben Wilby
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
“Everybody has a right to free healthcare!” *Healthcare system breaks due to policy decisions, mismanagement and corruption* ๐จโโ๏ธ”Have you considered dying?”๐ฉโโ๏ธ
Eliah Leo Mcclurg
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Fine by me. Its probably a greater number that are dying after laying in a hospice bed suffering and drugged up for way too long before they depart.
travvy
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
itโll be 1 in 1 now that canada sucks at hockey
Eliah Leo Mcclurg
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
1 in 20 sounds about right too, thats not a crazy number. Not everyone can pass peacefully on their own.
coajdka
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
So?
Ivian
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Capitalism led to people seeking assisted dying because of lack of housing. The best economic system ever created โจ
Zaid.
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Haram.
Lisa Laue Johnston
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
People have a right to their own lives and what they do
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January 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm
If anyone is reading this, @hollywiththemd was a wonderful account by a person who was in pain daily with muscular dystrophy. She was an advocate for assisted suicide in Australia. She provided some great insight as to why you shouldnโt have to be actively dying to plan your death