This is so sad. My son has addiction issues and our insurance denied rehab until I fought them . I told them that I understand how insurance works . They would rather he die now and not pay for a lifetime of addiction issues . They paid . I can see how death is now an easy option to rehab and am happy he doesn’t live in Canada .
The idea of assisted suicide was supposed to be for the elderly and terminally ill. This has creeped . Thx for the info .
As the parent of a child who went through a *brief* time of feeling despair, this is horrifying. As a person who has often, like so many others, felt as having reached the end of a rope, this is horrifying. So much (that feels hopeless) comes to pass, landing great happiness. How dare anyone under the guise of a medical professional take advantage of a sad condition, that's quite fixable, & turn it into something from which there is no return. Greed has no boundary.
The system is not working for so many. Covid worsened and exposed this. Kindness and intellect are at an all-time low and law of the jungle is the new status quo.
This tragedy of human sadness and loneliness playing out needs careful, considered, humane attention. How do we rebuild true communities? How do we care for the vulnerable and illl?
Family, work, faith were the foundation of healthy societies. But the mentally ill and otherwise disenfranchised have always suffered. The new way- the terrifyingly dystopian way, appears to see the answer in simply having them "voluntarily" disposed of.
What we need is an education system, healthcare system, and system of governing that directs resources to support and care for those truly in need. Instead billions of dollars are misused due to corruption and incompetence.
This is a first world problem. In the rest of the world, where premature death and unrelenting disability are commonplace and health care beyond the means of most, people scramble to do anything they can to survive let alone thrive. This kid has never had to do that. He was given a BMW for his 16th birthday. He ‘wasn’t up to college’-so how’s he supporting himself? Not relying on ODSP, near Toronto, I can tell you. (My schizo-affective son is on that; if we didn’t help out he’d be starving by mid-month and not able to clothe himself, after covering rent and heating). He ‘smokes a ton of weed’ and had an arrest for ‘indecent exposure’ he blames on microdosing hallucinogens. How’s he affording all that? I can tell you right now he has no idea. I can also say fairly confidently that the issues which have driven him to this place have nothing to do with diabetes or blindness; he sounds like he suffered from his parents’ divorce, like he’s just collateral damage; from not having to scramble to live, from having too much material wealth but too little substance, purpose or aim in life. He needs to talk with a busload of blind diabetics who have found their way in life. I know they abound.
The Canadian MAiD law, and its amendments, has one ultimate purpose. To allow the government to get to the point where it is they who decide who lives and who does not. If you do not have the "right" point of view, you are "suffering from insanity" and can be institutionalized without your consent. Once that happens, it is the state that decides whether you get to live or die.
The only answer for this poor man is the transforming grace of God through a relationship with his son, Jesus Christ. And it is the one thing that will be totally and utterly denied him and or rejected as an answer. Our world is getting very, very dark very, very quickly. Come soon Jesus. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Shows how insane we are as a society , no death penalty for killers and serial rapists , but it is fine for pepole with minor problems that have never harmed others to b killed . .
I read this article when it first came out on Common Sense. I've been following the on line debate from both sides and although I'm a believer in the sanctity of life, I believe that our ability to have compassion for those dying in unending pain or the terrifying death of an ALS sufferer, for example, should be given the right to say when they can't take it any longer and rely on the small mercy of our medical community.
I also believe that this subject, like abortion, is one that no one has the right to decide is right or wrong. It is between the person suffering and thier physician and thier God.
My strongest suspicions now are that there is a very vocal group of people that would see MAID dissolved by any means including using the media to print articles and play videos depicting terrifying scenarios of what the supposed victims of MAID have gone through.
During this time I've yet to read an article that interviews anyone representing MAID. I've spent almost three years hearing one side of a story because of media telling us how to think.
I insist on seeing both sides this issue presented by a writer I trust, Rupa.
A bit shocked at the blame it on nebulous left or right commentary, when all those arguments end up decomposing into some form of "I know what is best for you". That is the lunacy here. None of us - even the MD's here - can quantify a person's misery. Might they - in misery - make a tragic decision which might be unnessisary - certainly. Absolutely.
I'm a 30 year cancer survivor who spent a majority of that time without pain management. The surgical leftovers from surviving have been a nightmare - I've had to re-learn to walk twice as an adult. Nearly my entire adult life has been filled with agonizing pain. I've been denied pain management for a variety of silly society and professional FUD. Living with all the surgical detrious - is my own choice. I decided to be married, have children, and accept responsibilty for those actions.
As to the mom who opened the story - how selfish. Yes, thats right - selfish. Her outrage was directed at what she wanted, not what was best for her son or what he wanted. I might have thought her energy would be better spent trying to mitigate that man's problems be it a lack of health care, funding, treatment options - what not. Maybe she did. The writer didn't afford us that perspective.
Maybe my perspective is overly Libertarian for the partisans here, yet... I don't tell you what to eat, drink, and think. So do me the same courtesy. When I can't put up with living any longer - I'll address that on my own. And I appreciate that there are legal avenues to protect people who are willing and able to help me implement my decisions.
This is so sad. My son has addiction issues and our insurance denied rehab until I fought them . I told them that I understand how insurance works . They would rather he die now and not pay for a lifetime of addiction issues . They paid . I can see how death is now an easy option to rehab and am happy he doesn’t live in Canada .
The idea of assisted suicide was supposed to be for the elderly and terminally ill. This has creeped . Thx for the info .
As the parent of a child who went through a *brief* time of feeling despair, this is horrifying. As a person who has often, like so many others, felt as having reached the end of a rope, this is horrifying. So much (that feels hopeless) comes to pass, landing great happiness. How dare anyone under the guise of a medical professional take advantage of a sad condition, that's quite fixable, & turn it into something from which there is no return. Greed has no boundary.
The system is not working for so many. Covid worsened and exposed this. Kindness and intellect are at an all-time low and law of the jungle is the new status quo.
This tragedy of human sadness and loneliness playing out needs careful, considered, humane attention. How do we rebuild true communities? How do we care for the vulnerable and illl?
Family, work, faith were the foundation of healthy societies. But the mentally ill and otherwise disenfranchised have always suffered. The new way- the terrifyingly dystopian way, appears to see the answer in simply having them "voluntarily" disposed of.
What we need is an education system, healthcare system, and system of governing that directs resources to support and care for those truly in need. Instead billions of dollars are misused due to corruption and incompetence.
Canada Health, as they should, have postpones opening up MAID to mental illness in March of 2023.
Here is the government link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying.html
....*to see
They, the Canadian government, probably made this move due to accurate reporting on MAID.
I was very happy too see this news outlet chipping in on that.
I'm gonna stop talking now.
*Canada
Sorry. I'm not trying to make jokes on this one.
I am in no way defending what Canafa is doing here....I thinks it's evil. But in the spirit of this website, it should be noted that
Very thankfully, Canada Health has at least postponed opening up MAID to anyone who qualifies as mentally ill in March.
Don't take MY word for it:
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying.html
This is a first world problem. In the rest of the world, where premature death and unrelenting disability are commonplace and health care beyond the means of most, people scramble to do anything they can to survive let alone thrive. This kid has never had to do that. He was given a BMW for his 16th birthday. He ‘wasn’t up to college’-so how’s he supporting himself? Not relying on ODSP, near Toronto, I can tell you. (My schizo-affective son is on that; if we didn’t help out he’d be starving by mid-month and not able to clothe himself, after covering rent and heating). He ‘smokes a ton of weed’ and had an arrest for ‘indecent exposure’ he blames on microdosing hallucinogens. How’s he affording all that? I can tell you right now he has no idea. I can also say fairly confidently that the issues which have driven him to this place have nothing to do with diabetes or blindness; he sounds like he suffered from his parents’ divorce, like he’s just collateral damage; from not having to scramble to live, from having too much material wealth but too little substance, purpose or aim in life. He needs to talk with a busload of blind diabetics who have found their way in life. I know they abound.
The Canadian MAiD law, and its amendments, has one ultimate purpose. To allow the government to get to the point where it is they who decide who lives and who does not. If you do not have the "right" point of view, you are "suffering from insanity" and can be institutionalized without your consent. Once that happens, it is the state that decides whether you get to live or die.
The only answer for this poor man is the transforming grace of God through a relationship with his son, Jesus Christ. And it is the one thing that will be totally and utterly denied him and or rejected as an answer. Our world is getting very, very dark very, very quickly. Come soon Jesus. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Shows how insane we are as a society , no death penalty for killers and serial rapists , but it is fine for pepole with minor problems that have never harmed others to b killed . .
I read this article when it first came out on Common Sense. I've been following the on line debate from both sides and although I'm a believer in the sanctity of life, I believe that our ability to have compassion for those dying in unending pain or the terrifying death of an ALS sufferer, for example, should be given the right to say when they can't take it any longer and rely on the small mercy of our medical community.
I also believe that this subject, like abortion, is one that no one has the right to decide is right or wrong. It is between the person suffering and thier physician and thier God.
My strongest suspicions now are that there is a very vocal group of people that would see MAID dissolved by any means including using the media to print articles and play videos depicting terrifying scenarios of what the supposed victims of MAID have gone through.
During this time I've yet to read an article that interviews anyone representing MAID. I've spent almost three years hearing one side of a story because of media telling us how to think.
I insist on seeing both sides this issue presented by a writer I trust, Rupa.
A bit shocked at the blame it on nebulous left or right commentary, when all those arguments end up decomposing into some form of "I know what is best for you". That is the lunacy here. None of us - even the MD's here - can quantify a person's misery. Might they - in misery - make a tragic decision which might be unnessisary - certainly. Absolutely.
I'm a 30 year cancer survivor who spent a majority of that time without pain management. The surgical leftovers from surviving have been a nightmare - I've had to re-learn to walk twice as an adult. Nearly my entire adult life has been filled with agonizing pain. I've been denied pain management for a variety of silly society and professional FUD. Living with all the surgical detrious - is my own choice. I decided to be married, have children, and accept responsibilty for those actions.
As to the mom who opened the story - how selfish. Yes, thats right - selfish. Her outrage was directed at what she wanted, not what was best for her son or what he wanted. I might have thought her energy would be better spent trying to mitigate that man's problems be it a lack of health care, funding, treatment options - what not. Maybe she did. The writer didn't afford us that perspective.
Maybe my perspective is overly Libertarian for the partisans here, yet... I don't tell you what to eat, drink, and think. So do me the same courtesy. When I can't put up with living any longer - I'll address that on my own. And I appreciate that there are legal avenues to protect people who are willing and able to help me implement my decisions.
My parents Born in India and living 40 years of Married Life in EAST AFRICA ..
Immigrated to Canada in 1967.. They died there of OLD AGE as part of the GOAT
Greatest of all Generations .. related to other GOATTTTT's
Suicide as a social safety net is peak progressivism