Canada’s Quebec Province Expands Assisted Dying

June 15, 2023

(AFP via MSN) – Colette Julien, like thousands of sick Canadian compatriots each year who seek an end to their suffering and dignity in death, requested medical assistance in dying — a regime that Quebec province this month moved to expand so as to cover more ailments. By the end of the year, approximately eight percent of all deaths in the province will have been the result of doctors’ help, according to government projections.

Since introducing the option in 2015, the number of assisted deaths in the province has outpaced the rest of Canada (3.3 percent), as well as the Netherlands (4.8 percent) and Belgium (2.3 percent) which have older euthanasia laws. (Read More)