Article By Frank Bergman
Canada’s state-run euthanasia regime has crossed a horrifying new line after an elderly woman was killed by the state after explicitly saying she wanted to live, according to an official government review.
Critics warn that the case exposes how Canada’s so-called “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD) system is rapidly devolving into a machinery of coercion and death.
The woman, identified only as “Mrs. B”, was euthanized by the Canadian government within hours of objecting to “assisted suicide.”
She was reportedly euthanized by the government’s socialized healthcare system despite repeatedly stating that she refused euthanasia and wanted hospice care instead.
Her devastated family is now demanding answers.
She Said “No,” and They Killed Her Anyway
Mrs. B, a woman in her 80s, suffered complications following coronary artery bypass surgery and experienced a sharp decline.
She chose palliative care and was discharged home, where her elderly husband became her primary caregiver.
As her condition worsened, her husband struggled with what officials later described as “caregiver burnout.”
According to the Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee report, Mrs. B initially expressed interest in MAiD but then changed her mind and rejected the procedure.
She told the MAiD assessor she wanted to withdraw her request, citing “personal and religious values and beliefs,” and said she instead wanted inpatient hospice care.
That should have ended the process.
It didn’t.
Hospice Denied, Death Fast-Tracked
The next morning, Mrs. B was taken to the hospital.
Doctors found she was medically stable, but noted her husband was overwhelmed.
Her palliative care doctor applied for urgent inpatient hospice placement.
It was denied.
That same day, another MAiD assessment was requested after doctors said her husband indicated that euthanasia would relieve the burden
A second assessor declared her eligible, despite her earlier objection.
The original assessor objected strongly, warning of:
- The “drastic change” in her end-of-life wishes
- The lack of urgency
- The risk of coercion tied to caregiver burnout
That assessor asked to see Mrs. B again the following day.
The request was rejected.
Officials claimed the situation required “urgent provision.”
She Begged to Be Spared
A third assessor was brought in.
They sided with the second assessor.
That evening, Mrs. B was euthanized.
According to the report, she begged not to receive the lethal injection, insisting she wanted to live.
She was killed anyway.
Review Committee Sounded the Alarm
Members of the Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee said the compressed timeline prevented a proper evaluation of Mrs B’s situation.
They raised serious concerns about:
- The denial of hospice care
- The impact of caregiver burnout
- The consistency of Mrs B’s wishes
- Conflicting assessments by MAiD providers
- Possible coercion or undue influence
The committee also noted that Mrs. B’s husband was the primary advocate for MAiD and that there was little documentation proving she personally requested euthanasia at the end.
All MAiD assessments were conducted with her husband present, raising further concerns that she felt pressured to comply.
Focus Should Have Been Care, Not Death
Dr. Ramona Coelho, a family physician and committee member, delivered a blistering assessment of the case.
“The focus should have been on ensuring adequate palliative care and support for Mrs. B and her spouse,” she wrote.
She criticized the MAiD provider for expediting death despite unresolved objections and ignoring alternatives.
“Hospice and palliative care teams should have been urgently re-engaged,” Coelho wrote.
“Instead, the process was rushed.”
A System Expanding, and Breaking
Canada legalized assisted dying in 2016 for terminally ill adults whose deaths were reasonably foreseeable.
Since then, the regime has expanded dramatically, now covering chronic illness, disability, poverty, depression, and soon mental illness alone.
Dementia cases remain especially controversial due to questions of consent and capacity.
The same report highlighted additional cases:
- An elderly woman was approved for MAiD after one meeting, based on a family member’s account
- A woman whose consent was interpreted through hand squeezes
- A man with early Alzheimer’s euthanized during a brief moment of supposed lucidity
A Chilling Warning
This is no longer a theoretical debate.
An elderly woman asked to live.
She requested hospice and asked to withdraw consent.
And the system killed her anyway.
What Canada calls “medical assistance” is increasingly being described, by its own oversight bodies, as something far darker.
The slippery slope of the nation’s euthanasia program is a state-sanctioned conveyor belt to death, where care is denied, safeguards collapse, and objections are brushed aside in the name of efficiency.
For critics, Mrs. B’s death is not an anomaly.
It is a warning.
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