IN THE NEWS: CANADA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE

As an autistic Canadian, I worry about my country's support of assisted suicide by Mathieu Vaillancourt

December 18, 2022 06:57 AM-----Eligibility for "medical assistance in dying" under Canadian law seems to expand every day. The concept of assisted suicide for people with incurable diseases has grown more and more permissive, up to the point at which, akin to Belgium, people will soon be able to ask for euthanasia simply for mental health conditions.

There is even talk of permitting euthanasia for minors in certain situations, and Canadian armed forces veterans were recently ''advised'' to use assisted suicide. Of course, this decision was viewed with disgust by a lot of politicians in Canada, but the irony is that its politicians and judges themselves are responsible for this situation. MORE AT As an autistic Canadian, I worry about my country's support of assisted suicide | Washington Examiner