Kathleen Stock: "Twenty-somethings with OCD, ADHD, and eating disorders are getting euthanized"
The Netherlands and Belgium legalized euthanasia in 2002. Canada’s Supreme Court struck down the country’s prohibition on assisted suicide in 2015; its Parliament created medical assistance in dying, or MAiD, the following year. Last year, the United Kingdom’s House of Commons voted to legalize assisted suicide.
- ▪The Netherlands and Belgium legalized euthanasia in 2002.
- ▪Canada’s Supreme Court struck down the country’s prohibition on assisted suicide in 2015; its Parliament created medical assistance in dying, or MAiD, the following year.
- ▪Last year, the United Kingdom’s House of Commons voted to legalize assisted suicide.
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Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/Preview31Kathleen Stock: "Twenty-somethings with OCD, ADHD, and eating disorders are getting euthanized"It’s neither liberating nor compassionate for governments to end lives, says philosopher Kathleen Stock in her new book, "Do Not Go Gentle"Michael ShellenbergerJul 23, 2026∙ Paid31ShareOver the last several decades, governments across the Western world have dramatically expanded the power of the state to euthanize their own citizens. The Netherlands and Belgium legalized euthanasia in 2002. Canada’s Supreme Court struck down the country’s prohibition on assisted suicide in 2015; its Parliament created medical assistance in dying, or MAiD, the following year. Spain followed in 2021.
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