Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths

Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by iLoveOncall on Thursday December 12, 2024 @06:51PM (#42404625)

I'm sorry but people that just lost their life partner a week ago are really not "of sound mind" when it comes to taking such kind of decision and it's criminal in my opinion to let them.

What's next? We let teenagers choose to die after their first love breaks up with them?

I'm neither against nor for euthanasia, but I also think the situations where it's the best solution for everyone are extremely rare.

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by lotsofpulp on Thursday December 12, 2024 @08:29PM (#42405187)

I doubt the story that poster wrote is true. The actual MAiD policies are very sensible.

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-servi...

> Your eligibility assessment must take a minimum of 90 days, unless the assessments have been completed sooner and you are at immediate risk of losing your capacity to consent.

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by agumonkey on Thursday December 12, 2024 @09:35PM (#42405495)

Depends on the person but surviving this kind of damage can also equate to near existential death anyway.

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by saghm on Saturday December 14, 2024 @05:47PM (#42420026)

Other replies saying the process doesn't actually work like this notwithstanding, there's a pretty clear difference between someone in their 80s with ongoing cancer and a physically healthy teenager.

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