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Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths (www.bbc.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Nearly all of those who requested assisted dying - around 96% - had a foreseeable natural death. The remaining 4% were granted euthanasia due to having a long-term chronic illness and where a natural death was not imminent.

[–] idiomaddict 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, this is a classic example of a misleading statistic. Most people die of cancer, heart disease, or other age-related illnesses. Most people dying of those things probably don’t enjoy their last weeks. 1/20 going for euthanasia is not a huge number, even though it sounds HUGE when you first read it.

[–] Tilgare 5 points 6 days ago

It also makes sense that a new law like this would cause an atypical surge of demand for a certain period of time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Thanks, that saved me a click because that headline is very appaling