Couple euthanasia is modern sati.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

Meghan McCallum wrote an article that appears to promote Duo-euthanasia that was published in mdlinx.com on August 15, 2024.

The article titled: Duo-euthanasia: To avoid facing life alone, focuses on how the spouse of a person who dies by euthanasia will often experience complicated grief and will have a higher potential rate of premature death. The article states:

For some individuals, euthanasia or physician-assisted dying (aka PAD or EAS) presents an option to end one’s life with some control and dignity while minimizing pain and suffering. Whether they are experiencing severe chronic pain, mobility challenges, or serious illness such as cancer, these people may be intrigued by the possibility of euthanasia or physician-assisted dying.

But for the surviving spouses, facing the future without their lifelong partner can feel overwhelming, and their quality of life may plummet.

The article states:

Patients may consider or request information about euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) as a way to take control of their death and dying experience and to end their pain and suffering. While this option presents a way for patients to die with dignity in the manner of their choosing, their death also creates challenges and risks for their spouse or partner. It is important to discuss all the risks and benefits with both partners and patients considering EAS.

History insists on repeating itself. In the past, some Hindu women would throw themselves on the funeral pyre (known as sati) to die with their husband. India banned the practise of sati.

But now the euthanasia lobby appears to be promoting a modern sati, that being couples dying by lethal poison. Similar to sati, some women "chose" to die on the funeral pyre while others were compelled to die.

By promoting couple euthanasia McCallum is undermining the nature of the human person, that being, to receive care and support from the community while grieving. 

Killing is not caring.