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see section 4 (and specifically chart 4.1A) here: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying/annual-report-2021.html#a4 https://ww
by notatoad 4y ago
see section 4 (and specifically chart 4.1A) here: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying/annual-report-2021.html#a4 https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assi...
62% cancer patients, 80% coming from palliative care.
section 4.5 discusses the new controversial new provision for 2021 which allowed patients to recieve MAiD even if their deaths are not "reasonably forseeable", which accounted for 2.2% of MAiD recipients, or 219 people.
- voisin 4y agoSeems like the law is working exactly as intended then. 219 people, or 2.2% if participants, is an excellent outcome showing the program hasn’t been taken over by greedy children pushing their elderly loved ones toward an early demise.
- PuppyTailWags 4y agoI would love to know if, of the 219 people, how many of them are victims of systemic neglect (e.g. chronic condition patient whose meds aren't covered by insurance, suicidal patient who cannot get inpatient therapy, addiction patient who has been denied methodone or other drug-assisted sobriety). Even if it's only 219 people, I think if even half were victims of systemic neglect, I would want very far-sweeping policy changes to prevent these deaths.
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