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Euthanasia and anesthesia.

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Christine Emba
Aug 13, 2025
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Hope you’re enjoying the dog days of summer, members of the Crowd. As for me, I’ve been thinking about death.

In the Atlantic’s September issue, there is a long and disquieting piece, written by Elaina Plott Calabro, on the runaway success of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), which now accounts for around 1 in 20 deaths in Canada.

While it began as a pr…

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