Michael Knowles strongly criticized Canada’s MAID program, calling it a moral disaster that treats human life like a commodity.
In a recent segment of The Michael Knowles Show, he reacted to a National Post story. The story was about an American man receiving a heart from a 38-year-old Canadian ALS patient who ended his life through assisted suicide. This example, Knowles argued, illustrates the unintended consequences of MAID. “Hey, suicide is bad and we shouldn’t open up markets in the organs of the people we’ve encouraged through the law to kill themselves in other countries,” Knowles said.
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Knowles argued that assisted suicide breaks the Hippocratic Oath and the biblical command to preserve life. “Assisted suicide kills people. It violates the Hippocratic Oath.” He cited Scripture: “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away” (Job 1:21), to show life belongs to God.
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Knowles warned that the MAID program was initially intended for the terminally ill. He said it has expanded to “adults with depression … then it’s teenagers … then it’s the mentally handicapped.” He said this decline was inevitable once killing was accepted as a form of compassion.
Knowles said, “If we eliminate suffering, we end up eliminating life.” He argued that suffering is an inevitable part of life, which builds perseverance and hope.
He also condemned the growing practice of harvesting organs from euthanized patients. Knowles noted a direct link between euthanasia and organ harvesting. He said, “The harvesting of the organs is what literally kills the person.” The Bible teaches that humans are made in God’s image (Gen. 1:27), not resources to be harvested.
Knowles rejected self-ownership, saying, “Liberalism says we own ourselves. That’s not true at all,” and denied that autonomy justifies suicide.
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Knowles’ warning spotlights a core moral crisis. Making life negotiable erodes every protective boundary for the vulnerable. He urges turning back to the biblical truth that life’s sacred worth comes not from convenience or comfort, but from being created and sustained by God.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine.
