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| Alex Schadenberg |
Executive Director,
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
I have been busy with speaking engagements, so I didn't report on all of the important issues. While going through my emails I found an article by Frank Bergman that was published by Slaynews on April 15, 2026.
Bergman's article concerns a psychiatrist who presented to the Special Joint Parliamentary MAiD Committee that is examining the issue of euthanasia for mental illness alone that is currently scheduled to begin in Canada on March 17, 2027.
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| Dr Mona Gupta and MP Andrew Lawton |
The disturbing exchange took place during a Special Joint Parliamentary Committee hearing on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).So let's be clear. People living with eating disorders are experiencing difficult conditions, but these are treatable conditions.
During the hearing, a psychiatrist suggested that even non-terminal mental health conditions could qualify someone for taxpayer-funded, state-assisted death.
During questioning, Conservative MP Andrew Lawton pressed Dr. Mona Gupta on whether individuals with depression or eating disorders should be eligible for euthanasia.
“It depends on the circumstances of the person,” said Gupta, a psychiatrist and professor at the University of Montreal.
Lawton followed up directly: “So it could?”
“Potentially,” Gupta admitted.
On August 1, 2024, Eat, Breathe, Thrive published a Joint Statement Against Assisted Suicide for Eating Disorders that was signed by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.
In June 2024 the Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) approved a statement clarifying that Anorexia Nervosa is not a terminal condition.
In October 2023, a group of psychiatrists published a research article explaining why Anorexia does not justify Aid in Dying.
Euthanasia provides death and eliminates hope. People need hope to recover. Euthanasia is abandonment not compassion.
2 comments:
Well said! I have been anorexic in my mid twenties so I am very glad maid was illegal where I live in England from Helene Ryles
Eating disorders,are very treatable. Having experienced a family member with a severe anorexia nervous, I can attest to the fact that this young woman was successfully treated and counciled and living a fruitful life.
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