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RFK Jr. Misstates Canada’s MAID Death Data at Senate Hearing
Health Canada says MAID made up 5.1% of deaths in 2024, but Statistics Canada does not list it among causes of death.
- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misstated that medical assistance in dying is the leading cause of death in Canada during a Senate hearing.
- Canada does not classify medical assistance in dying as a cause of death according to World Health Organization guidelines.
- Kennedy claimed, 'I think those laws are abhorrent and we see in Canada today, I think it’s the number 1 cause of death is assisted suicide.'
- Malignant neoplasms were reported as the leading cause of death in Canada, according to the latest statistics from 2024.
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The Toronto Star+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Fact File: RFK Jr.’s comment on Canada’s medical assistance in dying law misleading
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators last week that medical assistance in dying is the leading cause of death in Canada. Canada's national statistics agency does not
·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+21 Reposted by 21 other sources
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources25
Leaning Left18Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution86% Left
Bias Distribution
- 86% of the sources lean Left
86% Left
L 86%
14%
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