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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. Euthanasia for the sole criteria of mental illness 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.
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
ReplyDeleteEating 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.
ReplyDeleteThe daughter of a dear friend of mine required long term treatment for Anorexia and she was in danger of death for years. She got well and has since married, has three beautiful children, and a successful career. MAiD is legalized murder. My cousin who was depressed and had an injured leg that was treatable was killed by MAiD in April 2025. So sad for his sons who had no knowledge until they got a phone call that their father was "gone". They were shocked!!!!
ReplyDeleteI had anorexia nervosa while in college. Nobody knew what it was in those days. It was a spiritual problem, and a perceptual problem. I saw myself as fat, but I wasn't. Thank God a friend introduced me to Jesus Christ, Who very gently corrected my wrong thinking and healed me without the need for medication or counseling. I've never had a recurrence of this disorder since that time. MAiD would have snuffed out my life before I even had a chance to live it properly. Now I'm married with five grandchildren, have written nine books and worked 40 years as an ASL interpreter.
ReplyDeleteThey are erasing any requirement at all.
ReplyDeleteI suffered from Bulimia during my late teens and was suicidal for years. Luckily I escaped MAID. Years later I learned that 3 of my 5 sisters, were bulimic as well. We all were healed by changing our environment to a much less stressful one.
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