Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.
The focus this time: If there is a demand for dead people, there’s more than enough supply.
First, a little mood music:
Carrying on…
Kill-happy doctors must think these are rookie numbers: 30,000 dead by Euthanasia globally.
“Doctors helped more than 30,000 people to die last year, with a record high for cases of assisted dying and euthanasia in countries where it is legal.
“Ahead of a UK vote on legalising assisted dying on Friday, Telegraph data analysis found the number of deaths has doubled in five years.
“In some countries, as many as one in 20 deaths are now attributable to assisted dying, according to the findings.
“The increase was recorded across countries where assisted dying and euthanasia is legal, including the Netherlands, Belgium, and the US states of California and Oregon.”
Speaking of Canada, 7.3% of all people who died in Quebec died due to euthanasia.
“When it was introduced, proponents claimed MAiD would only account for a small number of deaths. In 2023, almost one death out of 20 in Canada was due to MAiD. In Quebec, which has adopted the practice more enthusiastically than virtually any other human society, the figure is 7.3 per cent, the highest such figure anywhere in the world. Last year, Quebec unilaterally legalized MAiD by advance directive — which under the Criminal Code is murder. The federal government’s reaction was to hold a series of national roundtables to discuss the idea more.
“What about the “regulatory regime” on which the learned judges of the Supreme Court rested their hopes to protect the vulnerable? In Ontario, the chief coroner’s office recorded at least 428 cases of non-compliance with Canadian law by MAiD providers over a five-year period, in what was described as “a pattern of not following legislation, a pattern of not following regulation.” Most cases led to nothing more than an email to the provider; only four cases were referred to professional regulators. Not a single law-breaker was referred to the police.”
In the Netherlands, killing is a doctors business, and business is good.
“A new report indicates a staggering 60 percent rise in Dutch euthanasia cases for “psychological suffering” – mental illness. The report indicates a 10 percent overall rise in the euthanasia rate from 2023 to 2024, with nearly 10,000 Dutch people dying by euthanasia last year.
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“The number was unspecified, but there are a few specifics. One boy between the ages of 16 and 18 was euthanized for autism. ‘The psychiatrists decided that his condition was untreatable, despite not having tried all available therapeutic models, and thought he might attempt suicide again if his application for euthanasia was not granted,’ Zhu writes. ‘A doctor also concluded that his wish to be euthanised did not stem from his autism but instead from the suffering caused by the consequences of autism, which some may consider a distinction without a difference.’
“Another woman with OCD was euthanized because an injury prevented her from cleaning.”
TTFN.
