Spain is seeing a disturbing surge in state-approved “assisted suicide” deaths as the country’s socialist government continues expanding its euthanasia regime.
Newly released data shows that 426 people were euthanized by the government in 2024, a staggering 27.54% jump from 334 deaths in 2023.
Since 2022, the first full year after legalization, the total number has soared 47.92%, revealing a rapidly accelerating trend.
The spike comes as the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) drives further expansion of euthanasia laws.
Among the government’s expansions are policies that do not require a six- or twelve-month terminal prognosis for eligibility, removing a safeguard common in other jurisdictions.
Denials Reversed, Deaths Approved
Government figures show a growing number of rejected euthanasia requests are later overturned.
In 2023, 188 applications were denied.
Seventy-eight people appealed, and over 40% (32 cases) were ultimately approved for death.
In 2024, 157 requests were denied.
Seventy-five appeals followed, with 20 (26.67%) later permitted to proceed.
Neurological disorders accounted for 302 applicants in 2024, while 276 had cancer.
Other cases involved cardiovascular, respiratory, and additional conditions.
Push to Include Mental Illness
Alarm is also rising over efforts to expand euthanasia to those suffering from mental illness.
According to the Spanish journal Diario Médico, Spain’s Health Ministry considered revising the “Manual of Good Practices for Euthanasia” in 2024 to explicitly allow such cases.
A draft proposal stated the governing law:
“… does not exclude mental illness, allowing people with an unbearable suffering due to the presence of a mental illness to request [state-assisted suicide or euthanasia] on equal terms with those whose suffering comes from a bodily illness.”
Global Expansion Raises Red Flags
Spain’s surge mirrors troubling developments worldwide.
In Victoria, Australia, eligibility rules were broadened to allow assisted suicide for people with up to 12 months to live, doubling the previous general limit.
In Canada, physicians have argued that euthanasia for disabled newborns “may be an appropriate treatment.”
Dr. Louis Roy, speaking for the Quebec College of Physicians, recommended euthanasia for babies with “severe deformations” and “very grave… medical syndromes,” a stance reaffirmed as recently as August.
“Assisted Suicide” Bills Advance Globally
The developments in Spain, Canada, and Australia are a warning sign for other nations around the world.
In the United Kingdom, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is moving through the House of Lords in England and Wales.
The legislation would allow the government to euthanize individuals believed to have six months or less to live.
However, as with every other nation that passed these slippery slope laws, they will undoubtedly be expanded once passed.
During the bill’s Second Reading, 67% of peers who spoke opposed the proposal, citing fears of the same rapid expansion seen abroad.
Right To Life UK spokesperson Catherine Robinson issued a stark warning:
“This drastic increase in the number of people in Spain who ended their lives by euthanasia or assisted suicide is an incredibly worrying and sad development.”
“It would appear that where assisted suicide or euthanasia are made legal, the number of people who end their lives this way tends to increase each year, alongside discussions to expand the eligibility for these programmes further still.”
“It seems highly likely that if assisted suicide were to become legal in England and Wales, we would experience a similar trajectory.
“Lawmakers in Westminster must work to ensure that such an awful regime never becomes law here.”
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