Assisted Suicides Spike in Canada, Accounting for Nearly One in 20 Deaths

‘The numbers have been going crazy,’ one Canadian observer tells the Sun, adding that ‘the types of euthanasia deaths, the reasons for it, have also expanded vastly.’

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Pro-legal assisted suicide supporters demonstrate in front of Parliament at London, November 29, 2024. AP/Alberto Pezzali

Assisted suicide now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths in Canada, newly-released government data indicate, a shocking number that some observers say should serve as a warning to American states and the United Kingdom as they consider the practice.

Canada’s deaths from assisted suicide now number more than 60,000 since it was legalized in 2016. A record-high 15,343 people died in Canada by assisted suicide in 2023, making up 4.7 percent of deaths in the country. An additional 4,000 patients requested medical aid in dying but did not receive it, as some were deemed ineligible, others withdrew requests, and some died before they could receive it.

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