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To be fair, those euthanasia programs are only used when someone is either terminally ill or is a healthy-ish 31-year-old who can’t afford housing. https://www
by unsupp0rted 3y ago
To be fair, those euthanasia programs are only used when someone is either terminally ill or is a healthy-ish 31-year-old who can’t afford housing.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/assisted-suicide-canada-toronto-gofundme-b2091802.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/assisted-s...
- goatsi 3y agoThe person in the article applied because of health problems. >Denise said she hasn’t cancelled her MAID application because she still suffers from painful chronic health problems that haven’t been properly handled.
- unsupp0rted 3y agoShe's not going around doing cartwheels, but in a civilized country she wouldn't be applying for medically assisted dying. Her health problems are, at least arguably, manageable in fairly straightforward ways via a rational medical system. She'll never have healthy-millionaire quality of life, but this isn't what medically-assisted dying is meant for.
- goatsi 3y agoIn this case what she recognized as the treatment is managed by something other than the medical system. I would assume this is the same in other places, unless doctors in Europe can write prescriptions for apartments.
- kneebonian 3y agoDon't forget the veterans who've asked for ramps. "Canada Veteran Affair's department: Finishing what the enemy started!"
- TurkishPoptart 3y agoHoly shit. Financial reasons should not be a factor in choosing to end one's life. WTF Canada?