Some drug user activists have likened the move to "eugenics" and say Canada should be funding more harm reduction.
  • 7bicycles [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    effect in 2016, will be expanded next March to give access to people whose sole medical condition is mental illness

    And that includes being addicted to drugs. I'm no MD but I'm fairly certain depending on the drug that's not solely a mental problem at some point or, if it is the type of drug where it is, why the fuck would you euthanize someone for being addicted to weed

    but besides that, how could somebody with mental illness give informed consent about suicide?