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Euthanasia Unavailable to Patients with Mental Illness in Canada Until At Least 2027

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 21/3/2024; Author: Lara Mavrič Although Canada revised its laws in 2016 to allow medical assistance in dying, individuals with mental illnesses remain ineligible. On 7 March, Alenka Jeraj, a deputy of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), stated during a session of the Slovenian National Assembly that Canada legalized euthanasia […]

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Canadian Ministry of Health Clarifies to Raskrikavanje: Euthanasia Not Applicable for Cases of Stress

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 8/2/2024; Author: Stefan Kosanović In 2016, Canada introduced medical assistance in dying (MAID), marking a significant shift in its healthcare policy, although Quebec, its largest province, had already legalized the practice a year prior. Recently, plans to expand MAID to include individuals with mental disorders sparked a heated public […]

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Slovenian News Outlet Misinterprets Canada’s Suicide Data

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 21/12/2023; Author: Tina Geč The Slovenian news outlet Domovina published an infographic that misrepresented Canadian suicide statistics. While it appeared to present the suicide death rates among different age groups in Canada, the graphic misleadingly showed the number of suicides per 100,000 people instead, creating a skewed understanding of […]

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Canada has no plans to start euthanizing children to save the planet

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 27/10/2023; Author: Marija Vučić “Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s regime has announced plans to start euthanizing children with disabilities in order to combat the problems of overpopulation and climate change”, wrote the web portal Nulta tacka. While Canada does permit euthanasia as “medical assistance in dying,” one of the […]

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Neither the EU nor Canada planned war in Ukraine, nor did von der Leyen reveal it

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 15/03/2023 While there is speculation about the potential involvement of foreign powers in the relations between Russia and Ukraine for the purpose of pacification, a claim appeared on social networks that foreign powers were preparing the “ground” for this war. Thus, several Facebook users (1, 2, 3, 4) […]