Health Canada fails to rule out MAiD for autistic children, documents show

Documents show that Health Canada has been funding a university research project concerning “youth views” on euthanasia that included a brief discussion as to whether children with severe autism would ever be allowed to qualify for death under the nation’s “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD) program.

The documents, which were made public by Rebel News, show that Health Canada has given some $549,068 towards a four-year research project with Canada’s Dalhousie University to study “youth views on end-of-life care, palliative care, and MAiD.” ---More...

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