This is absolutely not ethical??? What happened Canada

I dunno.

My mum was a nurse her whole career, and spent many years in the ward where they put the elderly that needed extra care, (many of which had mental health problems like demetia, mobilty issues and just general degradation due ti old age.

And it broke her heart every shift.

So many just wanted to die. Some with demetia would remember their families is lucid moments and cry that they had forgotten them, or that they werent at home any more. The infirm continually felt embarassed, ashamed, frail, (and often very angry), now they had lost their physical independence .
Many had severe depression due to lonliness and losing their former lives .
Most knew they were there till they died.
The friends they did make on the ward - died.

Even my mum who was an avid Christian felt deep within her heart this was wrong .
These people sufffered emotionally and mentally even though they were cared for 24/7.

And having a son with a mental dissabilty, and being around those who are disabled in a way...i got to say - for some , the opportunity to choose to die would be a blessing some would gladly opt for.

For many ...life is SO hard, so lonely, full of all these things they know they will never do, know, feel, or experience .....and they know they dont have a life by normal standards .
And that is a torture within itself .

One would have to be very careful how this was implemented . And extensive monitoring and assessment would also come into play.
But I DO think there would be people who would welcome this choice .

I think its unfair to assess someone else's life from our own neurotypical and physiotypical view points, and condemn them to what we think is right, when we don't truly know how it feels to be them .

Some people have existences where all they do is struggle and suffer through it waiting to die.

And THAT , seems ethically wrong to me .😔

There must be some legal process. I doubt you can kill someone and get off saying it’s what they wanted…

And I think people should have a choice. I’ve often felt suicidal and I still self harm sometimes. Rarely, because I allow myself to feel those things instead of sucking it up to exist in the dead cold society. If you give people a choice, if they don’t have to repress their feelings and wants you might be surprised how healing that is in the long term.

Both my parents made it very clear they didn’t ever want to be invalid. My mom used to tell me to kill her before she ended up in a nursing home. She spent a year in a nursing home at 65 because of dementia when it got to the point I was just keeping her alive in her own misery. The docs agreed and she passed away after a week in hospice without all her meds.

My dad had liver failure and was kept alive on ventilators for a few days until my half sis and I said no more.

I watched them both die and I was relieved for them.

People should have a choice. And tbh they do. They just have to hide their feelings until they’re hopeless, then do it behind their loved ones backs always leaving them wondering.

If you stop depriving people of choice, they think more clearly for themselves.

Read how it works before saying it is unethical. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying.html#a3

And while the U.S. isn't there yet, we have any number of ways in deciding how end of life happens.

I'd think the Canadian law would provide some safeguards re indiscriminate killing of the mentally ill. I seriously doubt any law would say you can kill someone for whatever reason and no repercussions.

You do know that consent is involved, right?

I'm sure there would be signed consent.

Guys, it's just my opinion. I did not say it's a plot,
I'm aware there is consent involved, but somone who has mental illness can not make a sound decision!

If people don't want this, then they should advocate and make efforts to make a better world.

Otherwise, of course people will want to leave it!

What do people think would happen?

That people who are in their own personal Hells will stick around because it offends you?

Lol. No, sorry.

I doubt that that is how it works. I imagine there would have to be a lot of legal checks and balances in place. The same way people have living wills now, possibly they can have their wishes documented before certain diseases like dementia or Alzheimer’s take hold.

They want to depopulate the world is why. And it saves the socialized medical system a lot of $. Didn’t they pass a law that children can even be euthanized there?

Dude, I am so going to Canada to croak when I can't take this shit anymore.

There is a process that has to be followed. Learn about it before commenting on it.

Yup. I'm certain it's going to include the poor.

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying.html

MAID is a process and it has to be approved

It is my sincere and deeply held hope that someday, you will find yourself slowly dying of an excruciatingly painful disease, unable to end your own suffering, with no hope in sight. Then perhaps you will think back upon this post with regret.

Excuse you? Are you legitimately telling us you think people who are dying and in pain should be forced to suffer? Are you some kind of sadist!?