Assisted Suicide: A Global Threat to Youth

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A well-funded global lobby is aggressively pushing to expand assisted suicide laws to include children and teenagers, undermining the fundamental duty to protect our most vulnerable youth.

Story Highlights

Canada’s assisted suicide deaths reached 15,000 in 2023, with advocacy groups spending $3 billion to expand access to minors
Nearly half of UK Parliament supports allowing doctors to discuss assisted suicide with children despite opposition
Netherlands sees rising suicide requests from young people with psychiatric disorders, mostly females
Powerful international organizations frame child euthanasia as a civil right while targeting vulnerable youth

Multimillion-Dollar Lobby Targets Vulnerable Youth

A sophisticated international network dubbed “Assisted Suicide Inc.” has emerged as a dominant force pushing assisted death policies toward children across Western nations. Dying with Dignity Canada alone reported $3 billion in expenses during 2024 while actively lobbying for “mature minors” to access medical assistance in dying. These organizations strategically use euphemistic language, framing suicide as dignity and autonomy while systematically targeting societies’ most vulnerable populations. The coordinated effort spans multiple countries, with similar messaging and legislative strategies appearing simultaneously across Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

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Canada represents the movement’s most aggressive expansion, where Medical Assistance in Dying became the fifth leading cause of death in 2023. The nation’s Special Joint Committee on MAID recommended extending these “rights” to youth in February 2023, prioritizing what they term “decision-making capacity” over chronological age. This represents a fundamental shift from protecting children to treating them as autonomous decision-makers capable of choosing death. The 16% increase in MAID deaths from 2022 to 2023 demonstrates the rapid normalization of assisted suicide in Canadian society.

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Parliamentary Battles Over Children’s Lives

British Parliament narrowly voted to prohibit physicians from discussing assisted suicide with youth, but the slim margin reveals deep institutional support for expanding these practices to minors. Nearly half of parliamentarians actively supported allowing medical professionals to present suicide as a treatment option to children. Dame Rachel de Souza, the UK Children’s Commissioner, has convened youth panels ostensibly to gather perspectives, yet this process itself normalizes the concept of child suicide as policy discussion rather than prevention imperative.

Alarming Trends Among Psychiatric Youth Cases

Netherlands data reveals deeply troubling patterns among young people seeking assisted suicide, with most applicants presenting complex psychiatric histories and unmet mental health needs. Research published in JAMA Psychiatry shows rising requests among females with psychiatric disorders, highlighting how vulnerable populations become primary targets for assisted death advocacy. Most applications face rejection or delays, yet some still result in death, establishing precedents that normalize suicide for struggling teenagers rather than comprehensive mental health intervention.

Dr. Ellen Wiebe and other prominent euthanasia providers actively champion extending assisted suicide to children, arguing for dignity and autonomy while dismissing traditional safeguards designed to protect developing minds. The focus on psychiatric cases particularly threatens conservative values of family support, community care, and the inherent worth of every life regardless of temporary struggles or disabilities.