Canada reports nearly 2,000 assisted suicide deaths in first year of legalization

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Canada reports nearly 2,000 assisted suicide deaths in first year of legalization
Alex Schadenberg

October 10, 2017 (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) — The data from Health Canada's second Interim Report on assisted dying states that there were 1982 reported assisted deaths (1,977 reported euthanasia deaths and five reported assisted-suicide deaths) in the first year (June 17, 2016-June 30, 2017) since legalization.

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.

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