Canada and Euthanasia: the
Slippery Slope
by Pastor Terry L. Reese; Valley GBC of Armagh, PA;
7/16/23
Various
nations in today’s world (including some regions of the United States) allow
for the terrible assault upon human dignity know as euthanasia (“good
death”)—but none more controversially than Canada, our neighbor in the Great
White North. In a mere seven years since the implementation of its euthanasia
policy, Canada’s socialistic government has unleashed a national catastrophe of
the highest magnitude. Let the tragic Canadian experience serve as a sober
warning unto others: the threat of the “slippery slope” is not an exercise in vain
alarmism; rather, it is a very REAL concern!
1. 2015: Siding with “civil
liberties” groups, Canada’s Supreme Court declares that prohibiting assisted
suicide/euthanasia deprives citizens of their freedom, dignity, and autonomy—
and gives Parliament a year to draft appropriate legislation.
2. 2016: Canadian law legalizes
euthanasia for adults (18+), provided that certain criteria are met: candidates
must have a serious and advanced physical condition causing intense suffering, leading to an anticipated impending death.
3. 2021: The law was amended,
allowing those who are NOT considered terminal to be euthanized, permitting the
murder of individuals who have decades of potential-life left within them. Under
today’s law, any adult with some sort of serious physical illness or disability
can apply for euthanization.
4. 2024: Legislators are
presently working to establish and implement guidelines for next year to allow
people to be killed for mental health reasons. They are also
further considering extending euthanasia “treatment” to include “mature” minor
children who meet the same requirements as adult applicants.
The
human cost: The number of Canadians euthanized has risen steadily (1/3 increase
each year since implementation; in 2022 some 13,500
(est.) were killed. Common concerns: lack of accountability to the public; coercion by healthcare managers pressuring patients to choose
death; a disproportionate threat to the vulnerable (e.g., the poor &
those with mental health issues); a promotion of the terrible message that the
disabled are living lives “not worth living” and are thus “better-off
DEAD”...
