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NEW YORK, NY — Speaking at the UN this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarified their Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program, explaining that by "assisted suicide" they mean "completely unsolicited murder."
Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program recorded more deaths in 2024 than U.S. gun homicides, raising ethical and societal concerns about the program's rapid expansion.
Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program recorded more deaths in 2024 than U.S. gun homicides, raising ethical and societal concerns about the program’s rapid expansion. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Canada ’s medical assistance in dying (MAID ) program accounted for more deaths in 2024 than gun homicides in the United States, despite the U.S. having roughly eight times Canada’s population. Health Canada reported that 16,499 people received MAID in 2024, compared with 15,364 people killed by firearms in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. DETAIL: MAID killings were 1,135 ahead of the number of U.S. firearm homicides. MAID deaths reached a record high in 2024 and represented about five…Open
An Ontario care home allegedly pushed ahead with Canada's assisted-dying program on a devout Christian grandmother despite her family's objections and her own tearful plea that she had "made a mistake." Brigitte Stegemann, 83, died on July 10 by lethal injection under Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying program, known as MAID, at the long-term care […] The post Family says 83-year-old Christian grandmother was euthanized in Canada against her will appeared first on American Almanac .
An Ontario care home allegedly pushed ahead with Canada's assisted-dying program on a devout Christian grandmother despite her family's objections and her own tearful plea that she had "made a mistake." Brigitte Stegemann, 83, died on July 10 by lethal injection under Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying program, known as MAID, at the long-term care facility in Ontario where she had lived for roughly two years. Her granddaughter, Brigitte Kranendonk, who held power of attorney and served as the primary contact for all of Stegemann's medical and personal care decisions, says the family never consented. Kranendonk shared a public statement detailing the family's account of what happened in the weeks and days before her grandmother's death.…Open
CALGARY — One elderly woman was convinced that her life was soon going to change forever, as the Canadian grandmother expressed excitement after hearing that her family was preparing to hire a MAID.
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MAID eligibility is expected to expand on March 17, 2027, to allow medically assisted euthanasia for those who only suffer mental illness.
Vafaeian's family is now pushing for the reversal of the MAID provision that qualifies individuals whose deaths are not 'reasonably foreseeable.'
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Physicians in Quebec, Canada, have suggested extending the country’s euthanasia program to include infants.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Quebec College of Physicians, Canadian lawmakers, and euthanasia prevention advocates.WHEN & WHERE: Canada, ongoing discussions in 2026.KEY QUOTE: “Medical assistance in dying may be an appropriate treatment for babies suffering from extreme pain.” – Quebec […] The post Now Canadian Doctors Want to Euthanize Infants. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Physicians in Quebec, Canada, have suggested extending the country’s euthanasia program to include infants. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Quebec College of Physicians, Canadian lawmakers, and euthanasia prevention advocates. WHEN & WHERE: Canada, ongoing discussions in 2026. KEY QUOTE: “Medical assistance in dying may be an appropriate treatment for babies suffering from extreme pain.” – Quebec College of Physicians IMPACT: The proposal has reignited the debate over euthanasia laws in Canada becoming a “slippery slope.” IN FULL Canada’s so-called medical assistance in dying (MAID ) euthanasia program is facing renewed scrutiny after the Quebec College of Physicians suggested it could be extended to…Open