{"id":326112,"date":"2026-04-16T04:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=326112"},"modified":"2026-04-17T07:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:01:38","slug":"canadian-government-hearing-people-with-eating-disorders-should-be-euthanized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=326112","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Government Hearing: People with \u2018Eating Disorders\u2019 Should Be Euthanized"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frank Bergman \u2013 SLAY News April 15, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Canada\u2019s rapidly expanding euthanasia regime is facing explosive new scrutiny after a government hearing revealed \u201cexperts\u201d are now openly arguing for assisted suicide to be extended to people suffering from depression and eating disorders.<\/p>\n

The disturbing exchange<\/a> took place during a Special Joint Parliamentary Committee hearing on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).<\/p>\n

During the hearing, a psychiatrist suggested that even non-terminal mental health conditions could qualify someone for taxpayer-funded, state-assisted death.<\/p>\n

Psychiatrist Signals Support for Expanding Euthanasia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

During questioning, Conservative MP Andrew Lawton pressed<\/a> Dr. Mona Gupta on whether individuals with depression or eating disorders should be eligible for euthanasia.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt depends on the circumstances of the person,\u201d said Gupta, a psychiatrist and professor at the University of Montreal.<\/p>\n

Lawton followed up directly: \u201cSo it could?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPotentially,\u201d Gupta admitted.<\/p>\n

The exchange confirmed what critics have been warning for years: Canada\u2019s euthanasia system is steadily expanding beyond terminal illness into mental health and subjective suffering.<\/p>\n

Gupta also acknowledged that the concept of \u201ctreatment-resistant\u201d illness, often used to justify extreme medical decisions, is not even formally defined within MAiD law.<\/p>\n

This issue is raising serious concerns about how eligibility is determined.<\/p>\n

Slippery Standards and Subjective Criteria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Under current Canadian law, individuals must have a \u201cgrievous and irremediable\u201d condition and experience \u201cenduring and intolerable\u201d suffering.<\/p>\n

But as Gupta made clear, those standards are increasingly being interpreted on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is difficult to make rules for diagnosis \u2013 we have to look at the individual person,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

While she noted that typical medical practice involves exhausting all treatment options, she also suggested that patients could be deemed eligible even if they are unable, or unwilling, to pursue those treatments under certain circumstances.<\/p>\n

Under current Canadian law, individuals must have a \u201cgrievous and irremediable\u201d condition and experience \u201cenduring and intolerable\u201d suffering.<\/p>\n

But as Gupta made clear, those standards are increasingly being interpreted on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is difficult to make rules for diagnosis \u2013 we have to look at the individual person,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

While she noted that typical medical practice involves exhausting all treatment options, she also suggested that patients could be deemed eligible even if they are unable, or unwilling, to pursue those treatments under certain circumstances.<\/p>\n