Euthanasia Is Now A Leading Cause Of Death In Canada

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It's 3.3% of all registered deaths as of 2021. It's just over 4% in the Netherlands (2019)

There are twice as many accidental deaths.

69% of medically assisted deaths are amongst cancer sufferers.

The average age is 75; 7 years lower than average life expectancy.

I don't think this is particularly out of the ordinary.

[afleitch]

To expand upon this.

If it's disproportionally the elderly with terminal illness...then that's evidence that it's being granted in line with what advocates intended. It's an end of life choice near the end of life.

Only 1.5% of assisted deaths in 2020 were people under the age of 45. Not one was under 18. The claims that it would draw the young, the otherwise able bodied, or the disabled but able minded ending their life under social duress with doctors signing it off without due attention is not really what's happening here.

[afleitch]

I can definitely see why Canada's law is problematic and I am very much not comfortable with many of the cases shown by the article (even if the issue is also probably being sensationalized).

For me I think there is sensationalising of the issue, and in bad faith from since reporting quarters, particularly when compared with the stats I posted.

There's a good summation here;

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying/annual-report-2020.html

There will always be extraordinary or edge cases. But that betrays the fact that there isn't really anything unexpected about the effects of the law.

[afleitch]

I can definitely see why Canada's law is problematic and I am very much not comfortable with many of the cases shown by the article (even if the issue is also probably being sensationalized).

For me I think there is sensationalising of the issue, and in bad faith from since reporting quarters, particularly when compared with the stats I posted.

There's a good summation here;

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying/annual-report-2020.html

There will always be extraordinary or edge cases. But that betrays the fact that there isn't really anything unexpected about the effects of the law.

The point is the Canadian health care system (from personal experience) still has a money incentive, it's just not as insane in America.

The NHS has no such motive. Like 75% of health care services in Canada are privately owned. As with most Canadian problems, it effects few people so it's swept under the rug. Look at those Americans! Any changes to Medicare will make us like America! (That's basically the NDP in summary).

While a health care service with a money making incentive is 'sus'; that surely applies to all forms of health care including traditional end of life care. I don't think that's a specific cause for concern. If the law is robust, then it's an issue with health care delivery.