Canada Euthanized a Record 16,499 Patients in 2024

Health Canada report finds euthanasia now accounts for over 5% of deaths nationwide

From LifeSiteNews By Clare Marie Merkowsky Internal documents from Ontario doctors in 2024 that revealed Canadians are choosing euthanasia because of poverty and loneliness, not as a result of an alleged terminal illness. Death by doctor-assisted lethal injection, under the title Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), now accounts for over 5 percent of all deaths in Canada. In November, Health Canada published the Sixth Annual Report on Medical Ass…

Canada Euthanized a Record 16.4K People Last Year

Canada sees record 16.4K euthanizations under medical assistance program in 2024.

Canada Euthanized a Record 16,499 Patients in 2024

A record 16,499 people died by euthanasia in Canada in 2024, accounting for 5.1% of all deaths in the country. According to the latest report on “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD) from Health Canada released at the end of last month, there was a 6.9% increase in state-assisted deaths in Canada in 2024. In 2024, although assisted suicide is permitted, in which the person who wishes to end their own life self-administers the lethal substance, th…

16,499 people killed by Canada’s euthanasia program in 2024, government report finds

The Canadian government this month released the annual report on its euthanasia program, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), revealing that 16,499 people were killed via the… The post 16,499 people killed by Canada’s euthanasia program in 2024, government report finds appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Canada: record 16,499 deaths by euthanasia in 2024

A record 16,499 people died by euthanasia in Canada in 2024, accounting for 5.1% of all deaths in the country. According to the latest report on “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD) from Health Canada released at the end of last month, there was a 6.9% increase in state-assisted deaths in Canada in 2024. In 2024, although assisted suicide is permitted, in which the person who wishes to end their own life self-administers the lethal substance, th…