What comes to mind when you think of the word “maid?” You probably think of a paid helper, one who does dirty work you would rather not do. However, you do not think of your maid killing someone. If that happens, an unexpected homicide has occurred. Since 2016, over 30,000 homicides have occurred in Canada, at the hands of another MAID. Given secular trends, MAID (or something like it) may be coming to America as well.

Meet the New MAID

Meet the new maid, who is a murderer. It is called MAID (sometimes rendered as MAiD). It stands for Medical Assistance in Dying and it allows physicians to euthanize people, thousands of people made in the image of God. This is a Canadian medical protocol, which went into effect in June of 2016 when the Parliament of Canada passed federal legislation allowing eligible Canadian adults to request medical assistance in dying. I heard much about this program and its horrendous results when I was in Toronto, Canada, to speak at the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) annual conference, held at Wycliffe College on the historic and beautiful University of Toronto campus. But there is nothing beautiful about MAID; it is ugly and evil. However, it can be explained by historical developments. What happened?

Resources

1. Kathyryn Butler, Between Life and Death: A Gospel-Centered Guide to End-of-Life Medical Care (Crossway, 2019). This is on the back cover: “Dr. Butler has written a remarkable, unique, and timely book―Douglas Groothuis,Professor of Philosophy, Denver Seminary; author, Walking Through Twilight: A Wife’s Illness―A Philosopher’s Lament
2. Gilbert Meilaender, Bioethics, 3nd Eerdmans, 2013.
3. “Always to Care, Never to Kill: A Declaration on Euthanasia,” First Things, February 1992, online at firstthings.com.
4. Francis Schaeffer and C. Everett Koop, Whatever Happened to the Human Race? (Revel, 1979). An early warning about the dehumanizing effects of embracing a secular ethic of life in the areas of abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia. See also the six-part film series, which is on YouTube.
5. Alexander Raikin, “No Other Options,” The New Atlantis (Winter, 2023), https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/no-other-options.
6. Westminster Larger Catechism, Questions 135-136 on the value of human life and killing humans.

Film “Solent Green” (1972) starring Charlton Heston (1923-2008) about a dystopic New York City in 2022 in which euthanasia is embraced to deal with overpopulation and food shortages. I won’t spoil the ending.

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