Canada Now Allows People to Request Medical Suicide For Autism
The concept of medical suicide has long been controversial given the potential for it to go to some very dark and questionable places – and that is exactly what is happening right now in Calgary, Alberta thanks to Canada’s broken “medical assistance in dying”(MAID) program.
A Calgary judge recently issued a ruling that will allow a 27-year-old woman identified as “M.V.” to receive medical suicide for autism. He lifted an injunction that her father was granted just one day before her assisted death was scheduled to take place in their home.
Justice Colin Feasby of the Calgary Court of King’s Bench acknowledged the “profound grief” the woman’s father would suffer when his daughter dies, but he felt that her autonomy was more important.
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“M.V.’s dignity and right to self-determination outweighs the important matters raised by W.V. [M.V.’s father] and the harm that he will suffer in losing M.V.,” wrote Feasby in his 34-page decision.
He added that blocking her medically assisted suicide from moving forward poses a risk that she could try to end her life on her own, writing: “An injunction would deny M.V. the right to choose between living or dying with dignity. Further, an injunction would put M.V. in a position where she would be forced to choose between living a life she has decided is intolerable and ending her life without medical assistance.”
“This is a terrible choice that should not be forced on M.V., as attempting to end her life without medical assistance would put her at increased risk of pain, suffering and lasting injury,” Feasby added.
30-day stay issued to give woman’s father time to appeal
However, Feasby also issued a 30-day stay to give the woman’s father time to take the case to an appeals court if he desires.
The woman’s father believes that she is “vulnerable and is not competent to make the decision to take her own life.” He has said that she is generally healthy and her only known diagnoses are ADHD and autism. He asked for a judicial review to be carried out looking into how his daughter was approved for MAID in the first place.
Currently, two doctors or nurse practitioners need to grant a patient approval for MAID in Canada. Two doctors had been approached by the patient, and while one somehow agreed that autism was an acceptable reason for someone to end their life, the other doctor denied the application. Then, she was offered a third “tie-breaker” doctor, who did sign off on the approval. It is this doctor that her father is taking issue with because he believes that he is “not independent or objective”.
This case has also shed light on the shortcomings of the Canadian law in this area. An attorney for the girl’s father, Sarah Miller, said the situation was a “novel issue for Alberta” because the province uses a system that does not have any type of appeals process or review process of people’s approvals in place.
Feasby said that the court can’t review the doctor’s clinical judgment, but it can examine the actions of the patient’s “MAID navigator”, which is a person who works for the health department and helps to coordinate people’s assessments for MAID eligibility.
He also explained that although his decision upholds M.V.’s right to choose a MAID, it does not require her to do so; in other words, she can still change her mind before the procedure takes place.
The fact that the court system and health authorities are putting so much effort into helping this woman die instead of finding ways to help people like her to better deal with the challenges they face demonstrates everything that is wrong with Canada’s system, and people who could have had fulfilling lives if only they got the help they needed are paying the ultimate price for the government’s failings.
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Washington State to Get Hotline For “Bias Incidents” Which Are Defined as ‘Hostile Expressions of Animus’
Presented as an effort to address unreported hate crimes and “bias incidents,” Washington State is launching a new hotline initiative, according to recent decisions by state lawmakers. This initiative, established under Senate Bill 5427, aims to offer a non-police option for supposed victims, with the hotline operational in at least three counties by 2025, and statewide by 2027.
We obtained a copy of the bill for you here.
The hotline, a key feature of the bill sponsored by Sen. Javier Valdez and others, is mandated to function during standard business hours. Its primary role is to guide victims towards relevant local services that are culturally sensitive and informed about trauma, as well as to compile these incidents for annual reports, maintaining the confidentiality of personal details.
Under current Washington law, hate crimes are defined as actions driven by malicious intent against a person’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and other characteristics, and are considered felony offenses. SB 5427 introduces the concept of “bias incidents,” described as “hostile expressions of animus” related to various personal characteristics. These incidents are distinguished from hate crimes and are not criminal in nature.
Supporters of the bill argue that the hotline is a necessary tool.
However, the bill has not been without controversy. The initiative’s introduction of “bias incidents” as “hostile expressions of animus” related to personal characteristics is problematic due to its vague definition. This broad and subjective categorization might cover a wide range of behaviors, including those protected under free speech, leading to the reporting of speech that is offensive but not unlawful.
There’s a risk that the presence of a state-endorsed mechanism to report these incidents might discourage individuals from expressing their views, especially if those views are unpopular or controversial. The fear of being reported for legal expressions of opinion could lead to self-censorship, which is counter to the principles of free speech. While some speech is often detestable to some, it is generally protected under US free speech laws unless it incites imminent violence or includes specific threats. The hotline initiative might blur the line between so-called hate speech and free speech.
Furthermore, the effectiveness of the hotline in differentiating between bias incidents and protected speech depends heavily on the training and judgment of those operating it. There’s a concern that it could be misused to target individuals based on ideological disagreements or personal vendettas.
Additionally, the initiative could have broader implications for public discourse. By encouraging the reporting of a range of “bias incidents,” it might contribute to an environment where open and honest discussions about sensitive topics are hindered, affecting the exchange of diverse viewpoints.
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Scotland Implements Controversial Hate Legislation That Damages Free Speech
Scotland’s contentious “hate crime” legislation, widely criticized as an affront to free speech, is now in effect. Critics have voiced concerns that these new measures, while designed to address the alleged harm inflicted by hatred and bias, may inadvertently act as a tool to suppress freedom of speech and be abused.
Implemented on 1 April under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, the laws aim to bolster protections for individuals and communities vulnerable to hate crimes.
These laws offer a unifying structure that both consolidates current legislation and introduces new offenses. Now, any threatening or abusive conduct intended to inflame hate, rooted in prejudice towards various characteristics like age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and transgender identity, constitutes wrongdoing.
The law, applicable even within the boundaries of private family homes, penalizes behavior devised to incite hatred, a provision previously only applicable to racial matters in Scotland.
Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s First Minister, stated emphatically that a “zero-tolerance approach” is needed to combat hate. He expressed his confidence in the police’s ability to handle investigations related to alleged hate.
The majority of the Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) approved the legislation in 2021. High-profile figures like J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk have publicly expressed their disapproval of the act, highlighting its threat to free speech.
A recent letter to Holyrood’s criminal justice committee from the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (ASPS) raised concerns that an activist fringe might “weaponize” the law.
Police Scotland has pledged to examine every hate crime reported. The First Minister reaffirmed his “absolute faith” in the abilities of the police force to filter out frivolous complaints at the First Minister’s Questions session.
He dismissed criticism of the law as “disinformation,” alleging its compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights and its provision for an explicit clause safeguarding free speech, among other defenses.
Conservatives have called for the removal of the act, suggesting that the resources should instead be utilized for frontline policing. Russell Findlay MSP, the shadow justice secretary for the Scottish Conservatives, criticized the timing of the law’s implementation and its potential consequences for Scots.
Findlay also expressed dissatisfaction that many police officers have yet to receive training on the new law and voiced concerns about access to training material by the criminal justice committee.
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Canada Marks Most Rapid Population Growth in 66 Years Due to Immigration
Thanks to an influx of immigrants in 2023, Canada has experienced its most rapid population growth in six decades, according to True North.
As of January 1, 2024, the nation’s population reached a staggering 40,769,890, marking a 3.2% increase from the previous year, the highest annual growth reported since 1957. Canada’s real-time population clock shows that the country’s population has now broken 41 million, just months after breaking the 40 million threshold.
In Q4, 2023 alone, Canada’s population increased by 241,494 people between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31.
“In 2023, the vast majority (97.6%) of Canada’s population growth came from international migration (both permanent and temporary immigration), and the remaining portion (2.4%) came from natural increase,” reads a report published last week by Statistics Canada.
According to the report, temporary immigration has primarily fueled the population increase – as a record 804,901 non-permanent residents, including temporary workers and international students, while 471,771 permanent migrants also arrived in alignment with targets set by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
According to a recent report by True North’s Candice Malcolm, the number of illegal migrants has exploded tenfold since Stephen Harper was Prime Minister. She said that the total number of newcomers in Canada is approximately 2.2 million people annually.
Amidst this rapid growth, interprovincial migration has also seen notable shifts, with Alberta recording a significant net gain, the largest seen since comparable data became available in 1972. -True North
That said, Ontario saw an exodus of 36,197 people to other provinces, which followed a loss of 38,816 people in 2022.
Marc Miller, Canada’s Immigration Minister, previously said that the number of foreign workers and international students had resulted in a system that was “out of control,” and recently announced a new target to be introduced in September that would bring temporary residents from 6.2% of the population to 5% within three years.
Senior BMO economics Robert Kavcic suggested that this reduction could bring Canada’s population growth from more than 3% to around 1%.
“The 400,000-500,000 range is just about the sweet spot for net immigration that provides needed long-run labour supply, while also being absorbable,” he said.
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Students Injured in School Shooting in Finland
A school shooting near the Finnish capital Helsinki has left three students injured, according to local media. The suspect and the victims are all reportedly 12 years old.
The incident happened on Tuesday morning at a lower secondary school in the city of Vantaa, just to the north of Helsinki. Police said they had been alerted to the incident just after 9am and arrested a suspect in the capital soon afterwards.
According to the Ilta-Sanomat newspaper, law enforcement initially stated the age of the victims as 13, but later corrected that information. An investigation has yet to determine how the alleged perpetrator came into possession of the firearm.
Students and teachers at the school, Sari Laasila, were told by officers to take shelter and wait for further instructions, the report added.
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Men Jabbed With Moderna’s mRNA Covid Injection Are at Heightened Risk of Developing Chronic Hives, Study Finds
Researchers in Denmark have discovered that people, and especially young men, who take Moderna’s mRNA (modRNA) Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) “vaccine” have an increased risk of developing chronic hives.
The Danish Medicines Agency looked at data from Denmark and elsewhere in the European Union (EU) to discover that chronic hives, also known as chronic urticaria, are common side effects of getting jabbed with Moderna.
Of the 360 cases reported in Europe following injection with either Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech, 58 of them were deemed to have probably been caused by the shots while the remaining 228 were determined to possibly have been caused by the shots.
The vast majority of chronic urticaria cases were reported to the government systems by patients, doctors or pharmaceutical companies, the study found.
(Related: Did you catch the hidden study published in Nature recently showing that mRNA injections come with “fatal consequences?”)
Chronic hives – why even risk it?
Interestingly, the Danish study found that the risk of chronic urticaria may be higher with the Pfizer injection rather than the Moderna injection, though both are linked to the condition.
Based on background rates of chronic hives, researchers determined that 175 people who took the Pfizer shot would develop the condition while 18 people who received the Moderna shot would develop the condition.
“While the 105 reported cases after Pfizer vaccination came in under the expected number, the 55 reported cases following Moderna vaccination came in well above the expected number,” reports indicate as to why the researchers focused more heavily on the Moderna shot in their conclusion.
“The risk of developing chronic hives was calculated to be three times higher for Moderna recipients, compared to the general population. Researchers also stratified the risk by gender and age and found the risk was the highest – 5.2 times higher than the background rate – among young men. Most cases of chronic hives occurred from 7 to 13 days following vaccination.”
In a document describing their findings, Danish health authorities emphasized that what they uncovered validates a safety signal or a sign that a vaccine or set of vaccines causes a specific health issue, in this case, chronic urticaria.
While more studies are needed to validate these findings, the scientists involved say they are pretty sure that the shots are causally responsible for this uptick in chronic hives, and that the mode of action has to do with the way the shots damage the immune system.
The earliest safety signals linking COVID-19 injections to chronic hives were reported in Norway in late 2021. At the time, Danish authorities decided that the cases presented were not strong enough to establish a safety signal, but that has since changed with the results of this latest study.
Danish authorities validated the safety signal by looking at medical records associated with the compensation system for vaccine injuries.
Based on the findings, the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use is recommending that new labeling be attached to Moderna’s COVID injections warning that chronic hives are a possible side effect.
“Non-chronic hives is already listed as a possible side effect,” reports explain. “If the European Union Commission approves the change, the labeling will be updated to include chronic hives.”
Earlier studies have tied COVID-19 injections to chronic hives as well. One in the United States found that recipients who took Moderna developed severe and chronic skin problems similar to those uncovered in Europe.
Swiss researchers also found in 2023 that chronic hives are a potential side effect of taking either Moderna or Pfizer.
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