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Canada Reports Nearly 2,000 Assisted Suicide Deaths in First Year of LegalizationBased on the number of reported assisted deaths, it is possible that Canada will quickly surpass the Netherlands and Belgium.
There were 167 reported euthanasia deaths in Québec prior to the federal government legalizing assisted death, therefore as of June 30 there have been (1,982 + 167) 2,149 reported assisted deaths in Canada. Canadian governments have established a self-reporting system, meaning the doctor who carries out the death is the same doctor who reports the death (no oversight of the law) therefore it is possible that under-reporting and abuse of the law occurs. Based on the first Québec government euthanasia report 14 percent of the assisted deaths did not comply with the law. There have been several stories indicating that there are problems with Canada's euthanasia law. For instance, Candice Lewis was pressured by doctors to die by euthanasia. Now she is feeling much better. In late September 2016, Dr. Will Johnston reported on two British Columbia deaths that appear to abuse the euthanasia law. In November, I was contacted by a man who stated that his Aunt, who died by euthanasia, may only have had a bladder infection. Canada's euthanasia law does not protect conscience rights for medical professionals. The Coalition for HealthCare and Conscience launched a legal challenge to the Ontario College of Physicians policy that forces physicians, who oppose killing, to "effectively refer" their patients to a physician who will... Continue reading here.
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