Dr. Andrew Lyne:

The Senator's concerns are regarding people who are in vulnerable situations. If we look at the international experience, people who are vulnerable are not overrepresented among those who choose assisted dying. The Canadian data show it is people in higher-income groups, people living at home, people who are married and slightly younger people who are more likely to choose assisted dying. Those are the facts of the matter. Vulnerable people are not disproportionately oversubscribing.