Having seen health care from both sides of the aisle - the provider and the patient, I understand why thoughtful individuals on both sides are heading for the e

Having seen health care from both sides of the aisle - the provider and the patient, I understand why thoughtful individuals on both sides are heading for the exit door. Government limits on both sides are never going to be right for everyone no matter where you fall on the political spectrum. As an American adult living with chronic illness, I've viewed Canada as a nice vacation from Toronto to Vancouver, and now given MAID, a potential relocation target. I admit the system isn't perfect, and MAID has the potential to split the country in half culturally and politically, but at least the conversation can happen at that level in Canada. I can only imagine the conflict that would happen here in the US if we tried to have that conversation beyond non-profits like: https://www.compassionandchoices.org/ https://www.compassionandchoices.org/ Like my favorite Canadian, Neil Peart, I believe freedom may be the best solution we have to these problems. The need for palliative care is writ large now. Thus, I can understand when people with chronic conditions choose an exit that, at least in Canda, is within reach for them, if more troubling for loved ones and care-givers who may not understand the choice of the individual given their attachment. It's worth noting that the choice we're discussing here is literally, "give me liberty or give me death" - the paradox is that there is no liberty in suffering. In that sense, suffering alive may be far worse than death. It's worth considering the words of Byung-Chul Han. Whether they play a role here or not, I've noticed that the healthcare system being a scene out of Gilliam's Brazil very likely plays a role in people's choice to exit the system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJh2g3I9KlM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJh2g3I9KlM