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Protect the mentally-ill from Medical Assisted Suicide in Canada! Contact your Canadian MP & Senators NOW.
(Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) – Health Canada recently released the Third Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada (2021). The data is gathered from the reports submitted by the medical or nurse practitioners who carried out the euthanasia death. There is no requirement that a third party or neutral person submit the reports to ensure their accuracy.
Canadian euthanasia data
Comparing the Third Annual Report (2021) to the Second Annual Report (2020), the data show that there were: 10,064 assisted deaths in 2021, up from 7,603 in 2020, 5,661 in 2019, 4,480 in 2018, 2,838 in 2017, and 1,018 in 2016.
The report indicates that the number of assisted deaths increased by 32.4 percent, representing 3.3 percent of all deaths in 2021.
When all data sources are considered, the total of number of euthanasia (MAiD) reported assisted deaths in Canada from legalization to December 31, 2021, is 31,664.
Regional differences
The report indicates that euthanasia represented 3.3 percent of all deaths, which was up from 2.5 percent
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