Canada Rocked By Euthanasia Scandal; Man Killed For COVID-19 ‘Vaccination Syndrome’ (Worthy News Investigation)

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News

TORONTO, CANADA (Worthy News) – A Canadian man with a history of mental illness has become the latest person to die by assisted euthanasia in Canada as his death providers said he suffered from COVID-19 “vaccination syndrome,” Worthy News learned Thursday.

The man, who was in his 40s and named only as “Mr.A” from Ontario province, was among several cases where patients are asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness, investigators say.

Canada’s current vaccine reporting system for adverse events doesn’t include “post-vaccine syndrome,” Worthy News established.

It has raised questions as to whether the man’s condition met the criteria for an “irremediable,” meaning a hopeless, incurable condition.

Numerous specialists reportedly consulted before his death couldn’t agree on a diagnosis, adding to concern about whether the legal requirements were observed.

SEVERAL CASES

The anonymized case is one of several highlighted reports issued by a 16-member Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID)
The review committee focuses on Ontario, Canada’s most populous province.

“A homeless man refusing long-term care,” a “woman with severe obesity,” an “injured worker giving meager government assistance,” and “grieving new widows” were among the cases mentioned.

Amid the controversy, Canada’s government said it had urged parliament to delay expanding current MAID legislation to include people who have mental illness.

In a statement obtained by Worthy News, ”The Government of Canada recognizes that mental illness can cause the same level of suffering as that of physical ailments. Under Canada’s current MAID law, people suffering solely from a mental illness who meet all the eligibility criteria and safeguards would have been eligible for MAID as of March 17, 2024.”

It said that “important progress was made to prepare for MAID eligibility for persons whose sole medical condition is a mental illness.”

However, “in its consultations with the provinces, territories, medical professionals, people with lived experience and other stakeholders, the Government of Canada has heard – and agrees – that the health system is not yet ready for this expansion,” the government stressed.

ENDING LAW?

Yet, with many uncertainties mounting, critics have suggested overturning one of the world’s most liberal legislation. “There are two methods of medical assistance in dying available in Canada,” the government explained.

“Method 1: a physician or nurse practitioner directly administers a substance that causes death, such as an injection of a drug. This is sometimes called clinician-administered medical assistance in dying,” it noted

“Method 2: a physician or nurse practitioner provides or prescribes a drug that the eligible person takes themselves in order to bring about their own death. This is sometimes called self-administered medical assistance in dying.”

Many jumped on board to receive euthanasia. Some 13,241 people received medically assisted deaths in 2022 — a 31.2 percent jump over 2021, according to Health Canada, a federal institution.

Data seen by Worthy News showed tens of thousands of people receiving euthanasia since federal legislation was introduced in 2016.

Several churches oppose euthanasia policies. However, some have embraced the role of providing “pastoral care” in whatever end-of-life choices their people may make.

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