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  • 2017-11-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Canada Legalize Euthanasia So Parents Can Kill Children With Disabilities? (en)
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  • On 22 November 2017, the web sites Neon Nettle and YourNewsWire.com (among others) published reports about euthanasia and pediatric patients in Canada, claiming that a controversial new law now allows parents to end the lives of children with disabilities: Neither site referenced any news reports to support the claims, linking instead to a 26 October 2017 National Review Online speculative editorial: Canada Child Euthanasia: A Matter of Time? That opinion piece speculated that legal euthanasia in Canada could eventually be available to minors: The linked article examines the provisions of euthanasia-related legislation passed in June 2016 (Bill C-14). Among them is a years-long review of youth access to medically assisted dying: According to the report, ongoing research includes feedback from pediatricians about discussions with the parents of critically ill minors: Canada's Department of Justice's Questions and Answers page (archived) about the June 2016 law addresses mature minors, but not parents: On 22 November 2017, YourNewsWire.com reported that Doctors in Canada have been given the green-light to euthanise disabled, sick or dying children under a controversial new law. The controversial new law passed in June 2016, not November 2017. Further, that law specifically prohibits even mature minors (much less parents) the ability to choose medically assisted death, and it is not by even the most creative interpretation a free pass to euthanize children. (en)
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