Well, I’m not sure how asking someone if they’ve considered MAID is a reliable way to gauge whether someone is suicidal, but the rest of the article led me to b

Well, I’m not sure how asking someone if they’ve considered MAID is a reliable way to gauge whether someone is suicidal, but the rest of the article led me to believe that the suicidal patient didn’t actually want to die at the time MAID was offered, or now. This doesn’t mean her mental distress isn’t significant (or made worse by the mention of MAID), she obviously required support, and did the right thing in seeking it - but I find her response is actually quite interesting in terms of helping to understand some distinctions between suicidal ideation vs committing suicide and the moments that lead up to it.