In Canada, Natural Death Is Slowly Being Replaced by Doctor-Assisted Suicide

One in 14 deaths in the province of Quebec will be officially sanctioned and administered suicides by the end of 2023 if current rates persist.

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Doctor-assisted suicide is no longer being treated as a last resort in some parts of Canada, according to a new report, with one province now reporting that as many as 7 percent of all deaths there will soon be at the hands of doctors or other health care practitioners charged with caring for their patients.

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