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Euthanasia Now Responsible for 1 in 20 Deaths in Canada By Jack Davis December 14, 2024 at 3:14pm Voluntary euthanasia in Canada led to more than 15,000 deaths in 2023, according to a government report.The procedures made up 4.7 percent of deaths in Canada last year, new government data shows, according to the BBC.The report put the mean age of those who died via assisted suicide at just above 77. ...Canada created the medically assisted dying process for the terminally ill, but expanded the program to include people who believe their quality of life is severely impacted by an illness. They were planning to include the mentally ill this year, but delayed that step amid concerns about the scope of the expansion. ...
... The figures released on Wednesday by Health Canada show that the rate of assisted dying in Canada increased by nearly 16% in 2023. This number is a sharp drop from the average increase of 31% in previous years.The report cautioned that it is too early to determine what caused the rate to slacken. ...
