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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Canadian Euthanasia Deaths Surpass U.S. Gun Homicides Annually.

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

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AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker Blog) - The Netherlands legally executed a disabled one-year-old because it was going to die anyway

By Andrea Widburg The Dutch, once a fiercely moral people, have taken a swift plunge down the slippery slope of euthanasia. They’re not the only ones.

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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Lawmakers Vote Down Euthanasia Bill.

British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted against the introduction of "assisted dying" (euthanasia), citing safeguarding concerns and the state of palliative care.

British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted against the introduction of “assisted dying” (euthanasia), citing safeguarding concerns and the state of palliative care . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British MPs have voted against a landmark bill that would have introduced so-called “assisted dying,” a woke rebrand of assisted suicide, or euthanasia. DETAIL: On Friday, British MPs voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, with 270 MPs voting for the bill while 286 MPs voted against. The bill would have allowed those aged 18 and older in England and Wales with an estimated six months or less to live to request assistance to end their own lives. Support and opposition cut across conventional party lines, as it was a…Open

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JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Catholic cardinal, nuns challenge assisted suicide law in Illinois

The Catholic archbishop of Chicago, two orders of nuns and a rural pharmacist filed a lawsuit against Illinois on Thursday over the state’s End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Carmelite Sisters for the

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DAILYCALLER (Spencer Lombardo) - Catholic Nuns Sue Illinois Over Law Forcing Them To Help Terminally Ill Patients Kill Themselves

‘Patients deserve the freedom to seek healing, hope, and accompaniment without the government forcing suicide into the conversation’

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NYTIMES (Emma Goldberg and Erin Schaff) - The Start-Up That Helps People Die

Medical aid in dying is now legal in New York. A team of clinical professionals decided to create a practice to help their clients die on their own terms.

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AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - New World screwworm outbreak freezes Texas pet adoptions, puts thousands of shelter animals at risk

A flesh-eating parasite that crossed from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years has shut down interstate pet transfers from Texas, leaving overcrowded shelters facing a surge in euthanasia. Forty-four states have now restricted the movement of dogs and cats from screwworm-infested areas of Texas, choking off the pipeline that […] The post New World screwworm outbreak freezes Texas pet adoptions, puts thousands of shelter animals at risk appeared first on American Almanac .

A flesh-eating parasite that crossed from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years has shut down interstate pet transfers from Texas, leaving overcrowded shelters facing a surge in euthanasia. Forty-four states have now restricted the movement of dogs and cats from screwworm-infested areas of Texas, choking off the pipeline that normally sends tens of thousands of unadopted animals each year to shelters and rescue groups in the Northeast, the Great Lakes, and beyond. Florida banned imports of rescued dogs and cats from Texas and New Mexico roughly a week after the first screwworm case appeared in Texas this year. New York blocked transfers for weeks before reinstating them with a new requirement: a veterinarian must…Open

How are cost-of-living pressures affecting pet ownership in Texas?
Brandon Krodle, the animal control supervisor in Greenville (a city northeast of Dallas), noted that many owners are surrendering their pets because they can no longer afford to keep them.
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What is the current status of the stray animal population in Texas as of 2025?
The state's stray population stood at approximately 439,000 dogs and cats in 2025, which is the second highest in the nation, following California.
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What is the USDA's plan to address the screwworm outbreak?
The USDA is building a $750 million fly factory in southern Texas designed to breed billions of sterile males, which is set to open in April 2027. Another dispersal facility is also planned for Arizona.
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What is the relationship between the screwworm outbreak and the beef industry?
The parasite threatens the United States' $113 billion beef industry, and as a result, federal officials have closed the border to cattle movements.
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What are the specific pet movement restrictions implemented by Florida and New York?
Florida banned imports of rescued dogs and cats from Texas and New Mexico roughly one week after the first screwworm case appeared in Texas this year. New York blocked transfers for weeks before reinstating them with a requirement that a veterinarian must certify each animal is screwworm-free before crossing the state line.
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What is the New World screwworm and how does it impact animals?
The New World screwworm is a flesh-eating parasite that lays its larvae in open wounds or mucous membranes of humans, wildlife, livestock, and pets. In Texas, dozens of infections have been confirmed, including several cases in dogs.
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