Canada May Start Euthanizing Babies
LifeNews (A)By Steven Ertelt
2026-02-09 14:28 EST
Canada’s medical assistance in dying program, (MAID) already one of the world’s most permissive euthanasia regimes, may soon extend to disabled newborns.
That possibility is reigniting horror among pro-life advocates who warn of a slippery slope toward eugenics.
The Quebec College of Physicians recently told the British newspaper Daily Mail that it believes “medical assistance in dying may be an appropriate treatment for babies suffering from extreme pain” and that “parents should have the opportunity to obtain this care for their infant,” according to an article by Anna Farrow published in the Western Standard.
The statement revives a debate that first erupted in 2022 when Louis Roy of the Quebec College of Physicians appeared before Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Roy suggested the program could be considered for “babies from birth to one year of age” who are born with severe deformities or disabilities, Farrow reported.
Public backlash was swift.
On CBC Radio, Liberal Disabilities Minister Carla Qualtrough responded, “There is no world where I would accept that,” Farrow wrote.
Pro-life groups assumed the idea was shelved, but international media coverage in September brought it back into focus. A feature in The Atlantic headlined “Canada is Killing Itself” compared Roy’s proposal to Nazi Germany policies, sparking outrage from euthanasia supporters.
“Most Canadians disagree strongly with the concept of euthanasia for babies,” Farrow wrote. “We know this because every time the topic comes up, the public’s response is one of instant horror. So why does it keep coming up?”
Canada’s euthanasia law, legalized in 2016, has seen rapid expansion.
In 2024 alone, there were 16,499 reported euthanasia deaths, bringing the total to 76,475 by year’s end, according to government data cited by Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. By early 2026, Schadenberg estimated at least 94,000 deaths since legalization.
What care? They're killing the baby and that's considered care?Quebec College of Physicians said:“...parents should have the opportunity to obtain this care for their infant...”
