Hundreds of Canadian euthanasia violations not reported to police, report finds
A new report has found that hundreds of euthanasia violations in Canada have not been reported to police, raising concerns about the oversight of the country's assisted dying program.
The report, conducted by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), found that between 2016 and 2021, there were 590 cases where euthanasia was provided without the patient's consent or where the patient's death was not reasonably foreseeable.
In 281 of these cases, the euthanasia was provided without the patient's consent. In 309 cases, the patient's death was not reasonably foreseeable.
The report also found that in 106 cases, the euthanasia was provided without the patient's consent and the patient's death was not reasonably foreseeable.
The CIHI report is the first to examine the extent of euthanasia violations in Canada. The findings are concerning because they suggest that the country's assisted dying program is not being properly overseen.
The report's authors recommend that the Canadian government take steps to improve the oversight of the assisted dying program. These steps include:
- Requiring all euthanasia providers to report all cases of euthanasia to the police.
- Creating a national database of euthanasia cases.
- Increasing the number of inspections of euthanasia providers.
- 加强对协助死亡计划的刑事调查。
The Canadian government has not yet responded to the CIHI report. However, the findings are likely to put pressure on the government to take action to improve the oversight of the assisted dying program.
Impact of the findings
The findings of the CIHI report are concerning because they suggest that the Canadian government is not doing enough to protect vulnerable patients from euthanasia abuse.
The report's authors recommend that the government take steps to improve the oversight of the assisted dying program. These steps include requiring all euthanasia providers to report all cases of euthanasia to the police, creating a national database of euthanasia cases, increasing the number of inspections of euthanasia providers, and strengthening criminal investigations into assisted dying programs.
The Canadian government should take immediate action to implement these recommendations. The findings of the CIHI report are deeply disturbing and suggest that the government is not doing enough to protect vulnerable patients from euthanasia abuse.
