Toronto Children’s Hospital Mulls Merits of Assisted Suicide for Kids
Since 2016, euthanasia has been legal in Canada. Now, a hospital in Toronto is exploring whether “capable” minors can give consent on their own to being euthanized. Although parents of a child are normally involved in end of life decisions, if an otherwise competent patient indicated that they did not want their family involved in the process, then the doctors would have to honor that decision and keep the patient’s confidentiality.