In Canada, ‘Right’ to Die Becomes Recommendation to Die

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW210687511 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW210687511 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">Last year, the Canadian government</span></span> <a class="Hyperlink SCXW210687511 BCX4" href= "https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/health-system-services/annual-report-medical-assistance-dying-2022.html#a3.2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW210687511 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">sanctioned the killing of 13,241</span></span></a> <span class="TextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">people</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">by the</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">euphemistically</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">named</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">Medical Assistance in Dying</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW210687511 BCX4">MA</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW210687511 BCX4">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW210687511 BCX4">D</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">accounted for 4.1</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">%</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">of all deaths in Canada in</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">2022</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">and</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW210687511 BCX4">is the fifth leading cause of death in that country.</span></span><span class= "EOP SCXW210687511 BCX4" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,