Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
This week EPC received the August 2024 euthanasia report from Ontario's Ministry of Health indicating that the number of euthanasia deaths continues to increase.
The Ontario euthanasia report states that in August 2024 there were 440 reported euthanasia deaths which is up from 401 in August 2023.
In the previous year (Sept 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2024) there were 4900 reported euthanasia deaths in Ontario which was up from 4480 (Sept 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2023) the year before.
In October 2024 the Chief Coroner of Ontario released a report from the Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee reporting that between 2018 and 2023 there were euthanasia deaths driven by homelessness, fear and isolation and that poor people are at risk of coercion indicating that Canadians with disabilities are needlessly dying by euthanasia. The data from the Ontario Death Review report indicated that in the reported time period there were at least 428 non-compliant euthanasia deaths and 25% of the euthanasia providers violated the law.
The updated Ontario (MAiD) euthanasia report shows that the number of reported MAiD deaths continues to rise while the percentage increase has slowed.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition opposes the killing of people. We are concerned that with the lack of effective oversight of the law the number of non-compliant deaths will continue to increase.
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2 comments:
Almost 5,000 euthanasia deaths in Ontario during the past year. Are the people of Ontario okay with this? This is genocide. Canada! What the hell is going on? — Thomas Lester from Oregon
As a Canadian from Ontario: NO! we are not ok with this!!! Thankful for advocates and doing what we can to support the cause!
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