• GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    The key issue is this. While we should allow death with dignity, we should also support life with dignity. We are failing badly in that category for far too many people.

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      1 year ago

      Unfortunately, as soon as offing yourself becomes an easily accessible option, we are less motivated to help people. We’ve already had too many scandals of people looking for help being asked if they’ve considered medically assisted suicide.

      I am 100% in support of the personal choice to end your life. I don’t want it to become a government offered solution to solvable problems.

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        1 year ago

        Your statement makes no sense. People are highlighting failings in our social supports, in this case by asking to use MAID. So those services were lacking prior to MAID bring expanded, and will probably be lacking for many years to come, MAID or not. And since medical care is primarily provided by the government in Canada, medically assisted suicide falling under government funding isn’t surprising.