Report: Assisted suicide in Canada poses higher death risk for vulnerable groups

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 17, 2025 / 16:49 pm

The legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada has led to disproportionately high rates of premature deaths among vulnerable groups, according to a recent Cardus Health report.

Cardus Health , an organization that aims to foster a social system that supports natural death and helps institutions care for patients approaching the end of life, conducted a report to evaluate assisted suicide in Canada.

The report, “In Contrast to Carter: Assisted Dying’s Impact on Canadians with Disabilities,” examines if the expectations of MAID laid out in the British Columbia Supreme Court case, Carter v. Canada, are being met.

In 2012, the court concluded in Carter v. Canada that an appropriately safeguarded physician-assisted dyin