Homeless and/or suffering? Consider: Death

Ever since voluntary euthanasia – along with assisted suicide – was deemed legal in Canada from June 2016, the statistic for euthanatized deaths has been steadily rising throughout the years.

Previously made only available to those with terminal illnesses whose deaths are reasonably foreseeable, the practice was first made as a means of allowing those suffering under terminal illness to die while preserving their dignity. However, the classification of ‘terminally ill’ has undergone some interpretations when it came to filling out euthanasia forms.

Most notably, instances where the disabled and suffering might be prompted to consider euthanasia by their doctors, under circumstances where the thought never crossed their minds. 

This phenomena has led to growing concerns among human rights advocates, who worry that Canada’s use of euthanasia wrongfully masks the country’s lack of social safety nets for disabled and homeless persons.

Concerns which only grow as the bill for legalized euthanasia is set to expand in upcoming March 2023, this time allowing those solely with mental illness to qualify for euthanasia.

Read more at: https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-toronto-7c631558a457188d2bd2b5cfd360a867