Anonymous #1 7w

Even ending some female lifecycles as early as teen

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Anonymous #1 7w

Tf does this even mean 😭

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Anonymous #2 7w

Unfamiliar with the MAID program?

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Anonymous #2 7w

The government will kill you if you say they can and they’re gonna do it to minors too

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Anonymous #1 7w

In the case of Canada though, if your *sole* underlying problem is a mental illness you aren’t eligible. Right now it’s only if you have a serious, incurable illness, disease, or disability that causes enduring physical or psychological suffering.

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Anonymous #4 7w

According to the 2024 Health Canada report, 95.6% of MAID provisions were for people whose death was already “reasonably foreseeable” (with the majority having cancer or cardiovascular conditions). The median age of recipients is 78. Obviously the system is not perfect by any means, but it’s important to allow people who are dying to have the choice not to suffer a painful, gradual decline.

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Anonymous #4 7w

What about the other ~5%? Saw a story once of this woman who went to the doctor just to get something checked out and they offered suicide :/

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Anonymous #3 7w

The other 5 percent are people with a lifelong, incurable/untreatable disability (e.g. debilitating chronic pain, severe autoimmune conditions). A significant amount have been living with said condition for >10 years before they are approved. I understand why people would seek out MAID because their quality of life is abysmal, but it should NOT just be recommended by doctors to any disabled patient.

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Anonymous #3 7w

Currently, approval requires evaluation from and approval from two independent health care professionals (and most importantly, the consent of the patient). This seems low to me, but I’m also not a medical professional. It’s also always going to be difficult to balance efficient approval for patients in the most need (terminally ill, etc.) with thorough evaluation for all applicants. However, flawed as the system can be, I do appreciate the transparency in reports from Health Canada.

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Anonymous #4 6w

They’ve already corrected that little oversight thankfully.

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