Who didn’t see this coming? The group that worked to legalize assisted dying in Canada now admits that the program has been “abused” and that doctors have been coercing people into dying.
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been legal in Canada since 2017. In 2021, the program was expanded to allow people with disabilities to use it and in 2027, it is expected to expand again to allow minors and people “mental health conditions” to use it too. Malthusian much?
The Telegraph reports that “members of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), the group that spearheaded efforts to legalise assisted dying, have privately raised fears the practice is being “abused.” Further:
“It comes as data revealed by The Telegraph last week showed those on lower incomes who were offered the scheme were more likely to opt for it.
In leaked footage from a video call last year between BCCLA staff and a Canadian disabled patients’ group seen by The Telegraph, an employee at the campaigning group admitted “we are seeing MAiD being abused.
In one instance, they spoke of a patient who had been approved for assisted dying on the grounds of suffering from hearing loss.
On the same call, it was claimed some medical colleges in Canada had been advising against referring to MAiD on patients’ long-form death certificates, in a move which could distort the true numbers of people using it.”
