Pay attention to Dr. Roy. He just comes out and says it. Just right out and says they should murder undesirable children. Jesus fucking christ.
Pay attention to Dr. Roy. He just comes out and says it. Just right out and says they should murder undesirable children. Jesus fucking christ.
In principle you're right.
In practice they always start murdering "undesirables".
In a perfect world we could discuss whether it's appropriate to consider euthanasia on compassionate grounds. But this isn't that world. It always turns in to murder. Every time.
And this isn't edge cases. This is people who either can't afford palliative care, or live in regions where palliative care options simply don't exist. This is disabled people whose disability benefits aren't enough to afford housing. They're going to expand it to kids and mentally ill people next year and... That's going to lead to problems. really, really bad problems. Because doctors don't value the lives of mentally ill people. They don't give a shit. They think we're a drag on society.
I'm aware that Catholic freaks are in opposition to this. Their weird religious objections don't invalidate the clear concerns about a Canadian healthcare system and Canadian disability welfare system that is failing many Canadians. There also is, and has been, a great deal of concern from disability advocates who know exactly how little society values disabled people, and understand the historical precedents for these kinds of programs and the horrific abuses that have occurred.
We have to deal with the idea that people are still going to live in pain in the years, generations, possible centuries before the revolution. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be working to ruduce suffering under these conditions.
It very much, 100% isn't. You can't just apply for MAiD in Canada because you can't afford rent. Or rather, you can apply but you won't get it.edit: I misread your comment. I see what you mean. Yes, I think that is a valid criticism as well, as I mentioned earlier I'm not against those criticisms.You must understand that it's also really bad to say you have to live your entire life in agonizing pain because of your anxiety condition. Like excluding people with mental illness from those procedure may be more cruel than including them. Similar with youth. These aren't easy decisions, but what we're really doing but passing these laws is just allowing the conversations between the individual, family members and physician to happen with that option on the table if they think it's appropriate. Kind of similar to how permitting abortion just allows women to have the conversation with their doctor, and make the best decision for them.