Many Canadians are concerned that the country’s assisted suicide program is increasingly being offered to people who are in no danger of dying.
There was widespread outrage after an 83-year woman seeking medical attention for back pain, was offered euthanasia before she was even diagnosed.
That’s prompted MP Tamara Jansen to cite the case of Miriam Lancaster as proof that Canada needs to stop expanding its euthanasia program.
Miriam’s story went viral on social media after she told how she woke up with back pain and went to the hospital.
Before testing her or diagnosing her condition, hospital staff immediately offered to help her kill herself.
DOCTOR: “WE’D LIKE TO OFFER YOU DEATH”
“I was approached by a lady doctor and the first words out of her mouth were: ‘We’d like to offer you MAiD,’” Miriam recalled.
MAiD stands for Medical Assistance in Dying.
Miriam was in a lot of pain, but was strong enough to forcefully reject the offer and demand the treatment she needed.
She has since recovered and attended her daughter’s wedding, gone traveling, and ridden a horse — all within a year of being offered death.
PRIEST WITH BROKEN HIP OFFERED DEATH
A Catholic priest who broke his hip was told by medical professionals at Vancouver General Hospital that he might want to consider assisted suicide, despite not being diagnosed as terminally ill.
The B.C. Catholic reported Father Larry Holland advised hospital staff that he is opposed to euthanasia, but was still told on at least three separate occasions, that he had the option of assisted suicide if his condition got worse.
He repeatedly replied: “No Thanks.”
WOMAN EUTHANISED AGAINST HER WILL
A woman in her 80s who went to an Ontario hospital was allegedly euthanised against her will.
‘Mrs. B’ had recently undergone coronary artery bypass surgery and initially requested euthanasia.
But the next day she told an assessor she had changed her mind and instead wanted palliative care due to her personal and religious beliefs.
But after her doctor applied for in-patient hospice care, two assessors agreed she was eligible for MAiD and she was euthanised within hours.
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Jolene Van Alstine, a 45-year-old from Saskatchewan suffered from a rare, but treatable parathyroid disease that causes intense bone pain, nausea, and vomiting.
After the Canadian health system, its politicians and bureaucrats all failed her and offered MAiD, US talk show host Glenn Beck raised her case and offered to pay for any treatment.
Medical experts responded with relatively simple treatment that seemed to be helping, but there has been no public update for months.
VETERAN AFFAIRS DEPT TRIES TO SAVE ON A CHAIRLIFT BY OFFERING DEATH
Paraplegic military veteran Retired Army Corporal Christine Gauthier was offered euthanasia after years of requests to have a chairlift installed at her home.
The outraged Rio Paralympian testified to the Canadian Parliament in December that a Veterans Affairs case worker told her the department could offer her a medically assisted death.
A woman who went to a Vancouver hospital seeking psychiatric treatment was shocked to be given the option of assisted suicide.
A doctor told 37-year-old Kathrin Mentler there were no beds in the hospital and that she could wait months to see a psychiatrist because “the health system is broken”,
She was offered MAiD even though it was illegal for patients with mental illness as their only medical condition.
“WHEN PEOPLE REACH OUT FOR HELP, THEY DESERVE CARE, NOT DEATH”
Tamara Jansen, a British Columbia-based federal MP, questioned: “If someone with a treatable condition can be presented with assisted death so early in their care, what happens when MAiD is expanded to include people who are struggling with mental illness?”
“When someone reaches out for help — especially at a vulnerable moment — they deserve care, support, and a path forward.”
“We should always be a country that stands for hope, recovery, and protecting those who are most vulnerable,” she asserted.
MP’S BILL SEEKS TO STOP EXPANSION OF EUTHANASIA PROGRAM
Ms. Jansen, who is known for advocating for the elderly and disabled, has introduced a bill to halt the expansion of the MAiD program.
She warns: “In 2027, Canada is set to expand MAiD to what many are now calling psychiatric euthanasia — for people with mental illness alone.”
“That includes conditions like anxiety, depression, PTSD.”
“And yet, there is still no clear definition of ‘treatment resistance’ and no requirement to exhaust all treatment options first.”
“Canadians are asking a simple question: Are we offering death before we offer care?”
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