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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maria Cheng

Committee reviewing euthanasia in Canada finds some deaths driven by homelessness fears, isolation

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An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases where patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness, raising concerns over approvals for vulnerable people in the country's assisted dying system.

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