Canada's new business model: Kill, donate, recycle – now with heart

"Death was determined within seven minutes of initiating the MAiD protocol." That's how dryly it states in a medical report. Seven minutes. That's how long it took for a 38-year-old ALS (or Lou Gehrig's Syndrome) patient—officially "euthanized"—to become a spare parts warehouse for a 59-year-old American whose heart was failing. Welcome to the brave new world of "MAiD" (Medical Assistance in Dying), where euthanasia, organ transplantation, and business acumen combine in a bizarre symbiosis.

The National Post reports on "groundbreaking medicine": remove the heart, resuscitate the heart, keep it warm, fly the heart to Pittsburgh – and voila, you have the first successful heart transplant from a euthanasia "donor." It almost sounds like a success story from the automotive industry: first euthanize, then recycle.

The medical team proudly describes the procedure – almost like a recipe. A shot of MAiD here, a pinch of heparin there, a seven-minute wait, and it's done. "According to Canadian standards" – as if they were imagining an ISO-certified death process. The real sensation, however, isn't the technology itself, but the matter-of-fact way it's being reported. ALS, organ donation, "reanimating" the heart – and then a charter flight across the border. Business as usual.

But Canada is no longer just friendly, polite, and dripping with maple syrup. Canada is now the world leader in ODE: "Organ Donation after Euthanasia." At least 155 cases have occurred since 2016, including hearts. Livers, kidneys, lungs—they've long been commonplace. A Dutch study confirms: Of 286 ODE cases worldwide, 136 occurred in Canada. CIHI data: 235 people "consented" to donate their organs at the time of their death. That doesn't sound like "assisted suicide," it sounds like a commodities market.

And as always when it comes to life and death, "voluntary decision" is the magic word. Organ donation organizations in Ontario and British Columbia recommend "approaching" people requesting MAiD. Sure, a little "approach" about organ donation while someone is planning their death certificate—that's certainly totally pressure-free. Alberta and Manitoba, at least, wait until the patient asks. What progress!

The study's authors themselves warn that this information policy can create "inappropriate societal pressure." Some patients already feel like a burden to their families. Imagine the moral noose: "If you're going to die, please be useful." The leap from "dying voluntarily" to "dying voluntarily and donating" is shorter than one might think.

It becomes even more grotesque when you consider the practical implementation. According to "Applied Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology," it works like this: Bring the donor to the hospital a few hours in advance. Establish a central venous line, administer heparin (to keep the organs fresh), inject a lethal cocktail, declare death, slide the body onto the operating table, intubate, and remove the organs. Sounds more like assembly line work than medicine.

Ethicists like Wesley J. Smith have been warning for years: people who are not dying are being "exploited" here. Neuromuscular disabilities, mental illnesses, chronic self-harm – these are the profiles of these "donors." It could hardly be more ironic: people who self-harm end up in a system that "professionally" inflicts the ultimate injury on them.

But in Canada, this is being used to construct a success scenario: "Although long-term data are needed, this case suggests that a safe heart transplant can be performed after MAiD." This translates to: We've established the system; now we just need more cases. Every "successful" transplant is further proof that euthanasia and organ donation can be perfectly combined.

And of course, there's a market mechanism at work here, too. Heart disease but too old for a donor heart? No problem, Canada is taking precautions. "Euthanasia on request" plus "organ donation on request" – that's not only medically "innovative," it's also economically interesting. And best of all: It sounds humanitarian.

The fact that up to a quarter of MAiD providers in Ontario may have violated the Criminal Code is mentioned at most as a footnote. Trust in experts? Please. Anyone who believes anyone here still seriously investigates "signs of pressure" also believes that politicians don't have any lobbyists.

Thus, Canada is slipping into a perfidious normality: "MAiD" as a service, organ donation as a bonus. You can almost bet on when marketing will openly promote this double package: "Die meaningfully! Donate life!"

The National Post reports that the controversy surrounding the procedure continues. Oh yeah? What controversy? The system has been growing for a long time. International studies, CIHI data, case reports—the wheel keeps turning. And the ethics? They're becoming a backdrop. As long as everything is done "according to Canadian standards," apparently anything goes.

What remains is a bitter aftertaste. The first "groundbreaking case" is celebrated as if Canada had saved the heart of a marathon runner. In reality, Canada has crossed a red line. The country that once boasted of its humanitarian values ​​is now pioneering a practice reminiscent of medical slaughterhouses.

Organ harvesting after euthanasia is not "progress," it is the moral bankruptcy of a society that economizes life. Anyone who thinks this is limited to Canada should look to Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and soon Switzerland? The ethical dam has already broken.

The narrative is: "Voluntary decision, self-determined dying, compassionate organ donation." But behind this facade lies a system that "gently" pushes people toward death and donation in moments of weakness. A system that treats organs like commodities, people like containers, and death like an opportunity.

This is what progress looks like: Seven minutes into the MAiD protocol – and the heart of a 38-year-old is already ticking inside the chest of a 59-year-old. Clean, efficient, standardized. And morale? Oh, it'll be revived when it's needed again.

(via LifeSiteNews)