Wed May 24, 2023 – 6:43 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – A recent poll has revealed that while more than one-quarter of Canadians support expanding euthanasia for those who are poor or homeless, most oppose any further expansion or relaxing of Canada’s so-called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) laws.
According to a poll conducted by Research Co. released May 5, about 28% of Canadians support euthanasia for homelessness and 27% support it when it comes to poverty.
The same poll shows that about 73% of Canadians overall are OK with the current state of Canada’s MAiD laws, which is down by 3% since 2021.
Broken down, about 48% of Canadians are satisfied with the current MAiD law, with 25% undecided and 27% unhappy with the law.
Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, noted that his take on the poll is that “Canadians oppose further expansions of euthanasia and support for Canada’s law has dropped.”
“Canadians are not demanding expansions to the euthanasia law and support for Canada’s euthanasia law has dropped,” he noted in a recent blog post.
When it comes to Canadians supporting MAiD for those who cannot get medical treatment, the poll
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