Canadian doctor supports for euthanasia children, poverty and more.
Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
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| Dr Ellen Wiebe |
James Reinl wrote an insightful article that was published by the Daily Mail on August 27, 2025 interviewing Ellen Wiebe, one of Canada’s most prolific euthanasia doctors. In the interview Wiebe states that she supports euthanasia for children and for poverty. Reinl reports:
She has been called ‘Dr Death,’ the ‘High Priestess of euthanasia,’ and dragged through courts for greenlighting controversial assisted suicides.
But Dr Ellen Wiebe – one of Canada‘s most prolific providers of state-sanctioned euthanasia – insists she is not evil.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail from her Vancouver home, the 73-year-old revealed she has overseen more than 400 lethal injections since Canada legalized Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in 2016 – and still defends expanding access to children and even the poor.
Wiebe admitted to having done at least 400 euthanasia deaths in 2022. Since then she continues to refer to the 400 deaths but its likely more than 1000.
Reinl comments on Wiebe’s support for euthanasia based on poverty:
Dr Wiebe admits she sometimes feels like a social worker, trying to untangle whether her patients are motivated by illness or destitution.
‘In some situations, I will actually ask: ‘If you could have better housing, if you could have better services, would you want to live longer?’ And you know, some would say ‘yes’,’ she said.
She has even lobbied local officials for housing and support, but often finds ‘that service may not simply be available.’
Still, she argues poverty should not invalidate someone’s right to die.
Wiebe also tells Reinl that children should have access to euthanasia.
Perhaps most controversially, Wiebe says Canada will doubtless extend assisted suicide to ‘mature minors’ – teenagers with terminal illnesses.
Canada’s law currently limits MAiD to adults over 18, but a parliamentary committee has already recommended following the Netherlands in allowing access for some children.
‘I’m surprised we haven’t yet had a 17-year-old with terminal cancer insist on their rights,’ said Wiebe.
‘When it happens, a judge will agree — I have no question about that.’
Wiebe also supports extending euthanasia to people with mental illness and beyond. Reinl reports:
Despite the controversies, Wiebe is unapologetic, and says she expects Canada’s MAiD program to grow further.
Dr Wiebe is also known for several controversial euthanasia deaths.
Wiebe’s liberal approach to MAiD has repeatedly landed her in hot water.
She has been accused of sneaking into a Jewish nursing home to euthanize a resident against the facility’s rules.
She once performed MAiD on a 52-year-old psychiatric patient while he was on a day pass from a psychiatric hospital.
Last year, a judge temporarily blocked her from euthanizing a woman with bipolar disorder after her partner claimed she was ineligible.
Critics say she pushes the boundaries of the law, with complaints, lawsuits, and headlines following in her wake. None have yet led to professional sanctions.
Previous articles about Dr Ellen Wiebe (Articles Link).
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