Since 2016, over 100,000 Canadian lives have been claimed by assisted suicide. The system has created no shortage of tragic tales: a 26-year-old with depression “ shopped around ” for a doctor to sign off on his death; a disabled man applied for medical assistance in dying because he feared going homeless; multiple veterans have been offered MAiD on the phone while attempting to access healthcare.
Opponents of government-backed assisted suicide have rightly argued that the program always, invariably, leads to a slippery slope of government-backed euthanasia. Those opponents have been proven right time and again, but no more so than with Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program.
Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Dr Gary Rodin Dr Gary Rodin and Dr Madeline Li, who are both professors of psychiatry at the University of Toronto, co-wrote an article that was published in the New York Times on October 5 titled: Assisted Death is not a choice of last resort in Canada. Rodin and Li begin the article by explaining that both of them work with patients with advanced cancer, both have counselled and assessed patients for the "procedure" and one of them has administered the drugs (poison) to end a persons life.
The global mushrooming of the culture of death we are witnessing did not happen overnight. Nations did not suddenly decide that human life was disposable.
The doctor who euthanized a disabled toddler in the Netherlands last year was cleared of all wrongdoing in September after an official review found he’d exercised “reasonable care” in ending the child’s life. The harrowing report, which the “Netherland’s Review Committee on Late-Term Abortion and Termination of Life of Neonates and Children Aged Under 12” […] The post Disturbing Report Tells Story of Toddler Euthanized in the Netherlands appeared first on Daily Citizen .
Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Last week I reported on the failed Tennessee lethal injection execution of Christa Pike. I explained how the concerns with failed execution deaths also apply to failed euthanasia and/or assisted suicide deaths.
A grandmother’s disputed death has put Canada’s euthanasia regime under fresh scrutiny, as the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program passes 100,000 deaths with a further expansion slated for 2027.
Whatever happened to medicine saving lives? How is it that so many can claim that abortion, the intentional killing of a baby not yet born, constitutes health care?
Media Advisory Bill C-218, the bill to prevent MAiD for Mental Illness as a sole criteria, to go to a vote on October 7. Bilingual Press Conference: Wednesday, October 7, at 11 am Parliamentary Press Gallery - Room 135B West Block The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) is hosting a press conference at the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa on October 7 at 11 am.
Doctors Gary Rodin and Madeline Li shared fears over increasing cases of euthanasia approvals, as one woman almost ended her life after she lost her ability to cook.
“It is impossible to regard causing death as something normal. What is legal is not necessarily moral.” ― Pope Leo XIV, Meeting with the Staff and Sick Community of Accueil Notre Dame On Sunday afternoon, September 27, Pope Leo XIV visited the Accueil Notre-Dame, the hospital inside the shrine at Lourdes where sick pilgrims are… The post Pope Leo XIV Rejects Euthanasia as False Compassion appeared first on Human Life International .
Paul Braune watched calmly as the police ransacked his rectory office in Lubetal, Germany. Arrested by SS chief Reinhard Heydrich himself on August 12, 1941, Braune was accused of having “sabotaged measures of the regime and the Party in an irresponsible manner.” Officers rifled through his papers—from the German Confessing Church and the Association of [...] The post The pastors who defied Hitler’s euthanasia regime first appeared on The Bridgehead .
In the Netherlands recently, a severely disabled child just under 2 years old was euthanized . Euthanasia is legal in that country: Originally, when the law was first passed in 2002, you had to be able to give consent to be euthanized, but since 2024 even those who cannot give co
Though the numbers are alarming, VADRB's report views the increase in deaths as positive, calling assisted dying "highly valued and treasured by Victorians."
Legalized homicide is now the cause of one out of every 20 Canadian deaths. The country’s “medical assistance in dying” regime—MAID—has been in effect for 10 years and has taken an estimated 100,000 lives.
Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Dan Hart wrote an article that was published in the Washington Stand on September 29, 2026 about Canada's euthanasia law. Hart begins his article by commenting on Brigitte Stegemann (83) who was a grand mother and a Christian who recently died by euthanasia.
On Wednesday, September 30, Tennessee had it’s second consecutive botched lethal injection execution, this time it was Christa Pike. The concerns related to botched execution deaths also apply to botched euthanasia and/or assisted suicide deaths.
Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Dr Leslyn Lewis (MP) Dr Leslyn Lewis, the Member of Parliament from Haldimand-Norfolk, responded to the comments by Pope Leo , while he was in Lourdes France, concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide. Dr Lewis stated on X : Every human life has dignity, especially in moments of vulnerability.
A Canadian man battling cancer refused euthanasia six times, expressing a strong desire to continue living. His family is sharing his story to highlight the importance of life-affirming care and alternatives to assisted suicide.
Pope Leo XIV's apostolic journey to France from September 25 to 28, 2026, focused on defending the dignity of every human life, challenging French lawmakers on assisted dying, abortion, and surrogacy, and emphasizing that no human life is disposable. During his visit, he engaged with the sick and disabled in Lourdes, delivered a speech at UNESCO warning about the impact of AI on human dignity, and celebrated a Mass in Paris attended by over 800,000 people, including altar servers with Down syndrome, highlighting his global voice for the vulnerable. The pope's visit sparked renewed debate over France's assisted-dying legislation, with his strong defense of life receiving widespread attention, including from President Emmanuel Macron, who attended Mass with him despite political opposition; Pope Leo also condemned euthanasia and abortion as threats to human dignity and called for medicine to reject programmed death, reinforcing his role as a prominent advocate for the disabled, elderly, unborn, and vulnerable in society.
Two recent euthanasia cases, including the killing of a two-year-old in the Netherlands despite medical assessments suggesting alternatives, and the alleged non-consensual euthanasia of Canadian grandmother Brigitte Stegemann, have sparked controversy and criticism. Richard Hanania, a former alt-right member and current euthanasia advocate, openly argues that some lives, particularly those with disabilities, are not worth living and supports euthanasia as a moral imperative, contrasting with other advocates who emphasize choice and autonomy.
Three Catholic bishops and dozens of religious sisters are at the forefront of legal challenges to assisted suicide laws in multiple states. Their coordinated efforts seek to defend the sanctity of life and protect vulnerable patients from legalized euthanasia.
In the year ending June 30, 512 people died under Victoria's voluntary assisted dying (VAD) law, a 31.6% increase from the previous year, with 1,156 applications recorded, nearly 40% more than the prior year. Amendments to the law set to take effect in April 2027 will broaden eligibility and shorten the minimum request period, prompting Catholic leaders to warn that these changes may reduce safeguards for vulnerable patients and urging increased access to palliative care.
Pope Leo visited Lourdes, France, where he condemned abortion and euthanasia, criticizing France's government for legalizing both and emphasizing the inherent dignity of the ill and disabled. He encouraged French bishops to continue opposing assisted suicide and highlighted Lourdes as a place of Christian hope where all lives, regardless of frailty, are fully respected and welcomed.
Euthanasia deaths in Victoria, Australia, have increased by 400% over five years, with 2,188 people ending their lives by assisted suicide or euthanasia since legalization in 2019. Significant expansions to the law are set for 2027, including extending the prognosis limit from six to twelve months and allowing doctors to raise the topic of assisted dying unprompted with patients nearing end of life.
Canadian MP Leslyn Lewis publicly supported Pope Leo XIV's condemnation of euthanasia, emphasizing that every human life has dignity, especially in vulnerable moments, and warning against legalized death as a substitute for compassion. Pope Leo XIV, during his visit to France, stated that human dignity is inalienable and rejected euthanasia as a false form of compassion, highlighting that legality does not equate to morality.
