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Quadriplegic Canadian considers assisted suicide because approval is faster than getting benefits

Critics of euthanasia are sounding the alarm about Canada, Australia and the Netherlands, where assisted suicides are becoming easier to access for people who need help — not lethal injections.

The warning comes on the heels of revelations that the Netherlands euthanizes otherwise healthy people with autism, and as Australian officials debate whether to let children as young as 14 end their lives in the nation’s capital.

In Canada, with the world’s most permissive assisted suicide program, a quadriplegic woman has said she’s considering euthanasia because it’s easier to get than disability benefits.

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