Devastation from Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia Continues in Canada
A new video out of Canada shows once again the harm that assisted suicide and euthanasia cause.
All told, more than 76,000 people have died through Canada’s euthanasia program since the country legalized assisted suicide in 2016. Euthanasia and assisted suicide now account for roughly one in twenty deaths in the country.
In the U.S., Oregon first allowed physician-assisted suicide in 1998, and since then official state reports have shown again and again that terminally-ill patients received lethal prescriptions for assisted-suicide without being referred for psychological or psychiatric evaluation.
Many of these patients are lonely and feel like they are losing control over their lives because of their illness. They need counseling and support — not a prescription for poisonous drugs.
In parts of the U.S. where physician-assisted suicide is legal, insurance companies have refused to pay for patients’ medical care, but have offered to cover assisted-suicide drugs.
The situation arguably is worse in Canada, where a man with ALS made headlines in 2019 after he opted to take his own life under the country’s assisted suicide and euthanasia laws after the government chose not to provide him with 24-hour home healthcare services due to costs.
In 2023 a judge authorized a 27-year-old Canadian woman to end her life even though she did not suffer from a terminal ailment. She simply had autism.
In a new video interview with Amanda Achtman from Dying to Meet You, a young woman named Lovaine tells how her grandmother’s life ended under Canada’s “medical aid in dying” laws, and she discusses the devastation that euthanasia and assisted suicide causes.
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New Study Links Marijuana Sales to Teen Psychiatric Emergencies
A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital shows teen psychiatric emergencies spiked after marijuana commercialization began in the state.
Researchers analyzed over 7,300 psychiatric emergency visits before and after recreational marijuana sales started in Massachusetts. The results were alarming. Teens aged 12-17 showed the biggest increase in marijuana use and cannabis-related disorders after commercialization.
Teen marijuana use jumped from 5% to 17.3% in psychiatric emergency cases. Cannabis-related disorders among teens increased from 3.2% to 12.1%.
Dr. Cheryl Foo, who led the study, called the findings “very concerning.”
Today’s marijuana is far more dangerous than what previous generations used. “What people were smoking at Woodstock in the 1960s was probably 3% THC versus now, on average, between 15% to 30%, sometimes even 60% THC,” Dr. Foo explained.
High-potency marijuana can trigger serious mental health problems.
A growing body of scientific research shows marijuana is dangerous.
From deadly heart disease and cancer to stroke, mental illness, and birth defects, marijuana has been found time and time again to pose serious health hazards.
Researchers say marijuana doubles a person’s risk of death from heart disease.
And instead of decreasing crime, marijuana legalization has actually emboldened drug cartels and increased the flow of illegal drugs across America.
All of this simply underscores what we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.
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