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Theses headlines are always sensationalist, because it sounds like these deaths are avoidable.

To be clear, all of these people were going to die within days, weeks, or at most a few months.

Death is certain. Dignity at the end is the least we can ask for.



Per my understanding, some deaths could have been avoided if not for the collapsed medical system in Canada. So if the person reaches the stage of advanced cancer because lack of care and is offered MAID first before getting cancer treatment, was it avoidable?


Just exactly which medical system has collapsed?

Things need improvement but perhaps you aren't aware there's like 12 different medical systems up here...


Doesn't matter, one country with multiple barely functioning systems. Median wait time of 30 weeks from referral to seeing a specialist [1]?

[1] https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-medical-...


We're all going to die "eventually".

That's not exactly a convincing argument.


'pain-free' and 'organized' perhaps, but don't fool yourself, it's never 'dignified'.

Makes me think of this:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0606035/quotes/?ref_=tt_dyk_qu


I've rarely seen a less convincing argument than a quote from a TV show.

"Dignity" means different things to different people--such as "on my own terms". Your pithy dismissal doesn't capture any of that.


Makes you think of narcissistic, cynic addict with problematic personal life?




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