I definitely approve of this. Giving people a humane way to end their lives is an act of compassion, not negligence. I agree with the restrictions. In writing, two weeks apart, and with the...
I definitely approve of this. Giving people a humane way to end their lives is an act of compassion, not negligence.
I agree with the restrictions. In writing, two weeks apart, and with the approval of a medical professional. I'm a little unsure what "serious and incurable illness" may cover. Advanced Alzheimer's? Chronic depression? I'm sure there'll be some sticky precedent to be set, but all-in-all I see this as a very positive change.
I'd love some more information here on their beliefs. As euthanasia has been gaining political mindshare recently I've heard a lot of supporting arguments for it. But those arguments are presented...
But the law faces staunch opposition from far-right and religious groups that believe euthanasia is wrong.
I'd love some more information here on their beliefs. As euthanasia has been gaining political mindshare recently I've heard a lot of supporting arguments for it. But those arguments are presented as if I needed to be convinced. As someone that hasn't witnessed terminal suffering first hand and isn't religious it was more a matter of "Oh? This is a problem? Sure, go ahead and fix it." Are there any good opinion pieces against euthanasia that won't require the reader to believe in a particular mythology to have any value?
I don't know about the religious side of it, nor do I know of the particular arguments in Spain, but there's a significant portion of the disability community that is against euthanasia, to...
I don't know about the religious side of it, nor do I know of the particular arguments in Spain, but there's a significant portion of the disability community that is against euthanasia, to varying degrees.
There's a bill in Canada to expand medically assisted death that a lot of people have been protesting. The main argument against it is based on the fact currently it can be very hard for chronically ill and disabled people to access proper care and supports to live fulfilling lives. So if you allow euthanasia for people with non fatal illnesses and disabilities, you end up with a situation where the government has made it easier for someone in pain (for example) to die than it is for them to access surgery, sufficient pain medication, or benefits. It also ties into a long history of eugenics, the opinion that disabled people are burdens, and the idea that life as a disabled person is worse than death.
According to the 2019 federal government report on MAiD, the cause of suffering in one out of three (34%) recipients of administered deaths was a perceived burden on family, friends and caregivers and for one out of five (18.4%) it was isolation, loneliness, emotional distress or fear. Offering death to people with these crises, rather than providing them with social support and practical assistance, is the height of cruelty and neglect.
I know that Bill C7 must be stopped because I know passage of this bill will result in preventable deaths of disabled people. I know this because I know those already happen. I know they already happen because I was almost one of them.
I definitely approve of this. Giving people a humane way to end their lives is an act of compassion, not negligence.
I agree with the restrictions. In writing, two weeks apart, and with the approval of a medical professional. I'm a little unsure what "serious and incurable illness" may cover. Advanced Alzheimer's? Chronic depression? I'm sure there'll be some sticky precedent to be set, but all-in-all I see this as a very positive change.
I'd love some more information here on their beliefs. As euthanasia has been gaining political mindshare recently I've heard a lot of supporting arguments for it. But those arguments are presented as if I needed to be convinced. As someone that hasn't witnessed terminal suffering first hand and isn't religious it was more a matter of "Oh? This is a problem? Sure, go ahead and fix it." Are there any good opinion pieces against euthanasia that won't require the reader to believe in a particular mythology to have any value?
I don't know about the religious side of it, nor do I know of the particular arguments in Spain, but there's a significant portion of the disability community that is against euthanasia, to varying degrees.
There's a bill in Canada to expand medically assisted death that a lot of people have been protesting. The main argument against it is based on the fact currently it can be very hard for chronically ill and disabled people to access proper care and supports to live fulfilling lives. So if you allow euthanasia for people with non fatal illnesses and disabilities, you end up with a situation where the government has made it easier for someone in pain (for example) to die than it is for them to access surgery, sufficient pain medication, or benefits. It also ties into a long history of eugenics, the opinion that disabled people are burdens, and the idea that life as a disabled person is worse than death.
Medical Assistance in Dying Bill Should be Voted Down
Dear Senators: I am writing to ask you to give sober second thought to Bill C-7
Thanks. That's a very interesting point.
It’s crazy that you don’t have the right to die. Just like actual insanity.