While going through my emails I found an article by Frank Bergman that was published by Slaynews on April 15, 2026.
Bergman’s article concerns a psychiatrist who presented to the Special Joint Parliamentary MAiD Committee that is examining the issue of euthanasia for mental illness alone that is currently scheduled to begin in Canada on March 17, 2027.
Psychiatrist Mona Gupta stated during the committee hearing that euthanasia would be permitted for people with eating disorders. Bergman reports:
The disturbing exchange took place during a Special Joint Parliamentary Committee hearing on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).
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During the hearing, a psychiatrist suggested that even non-terminal mental health conditions could qualify someone for taxpayer-funded, state-assisted death.
During questioning, Conservative MP Andrew Lawton pressed Dr. Mona Gupta on whether individuals with depression or eating disorders should be eligible for euthanasia.
“It depends on the circumstances of the person,” said Gupta, a psychiatrist and professor at the University of Montreal.
Lawton followed up directly: “So it could?”
“Potentially,” Gupta admitted.
So let’s be clear. People living with eating disorders are experiencing difficult conditions, but these are treatable conditions.
On August 1, 2024, Eat, Breathe, Thrive published a Joint Statement Against Assisted Suicide for Eating Disorders that was signed by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.
In June 2024 the Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) approved a statement clarifying that Anorexia Nervosa is not a terminal condition.
In October 2023, a group of psychiatrists published a research article explaining why Anorexia does not justify Aid in Dying.
Euthanasia provides death and eliminates hope. People need hope to recover. Euthanasia is abandonment not compassion.
LifeNews.com Note: Alex Schadenberg is the executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and you can read his blog here.
