A medical body in Canada has called for legalised euthanasia of newborn babies deemed to have a short life expectancy. Canada legalised euthanasia in 2016. Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, said: “Now, it’s not about my autonomy, my choice. Writing in the prestigious medical journal, Paul Webster interviewed critics including Professor Trudo Lemmens of the University of Toronto about the country’s expansion of so-called Medical Assistance in Dying. Professor Lemmens said: “What was originally conceived as an exceptional practice in medicine has quickly become normalised.

Source: National Post October 18, 2022 14:27 UTC