Scotland is one of the least religious places in the west, the main argument is that people would try and kill their vulnerable family members to get inheritance / not have to deal with them anymore.
A lot of laws that I've seen say that they have to be diagnosed to be terminally ill less than x months to live and also psychologically evaluated.
It's hard for me to see how that would be easily taken advantage of.
Yes the laws say that. People following the laws is another thing. I've read articles about people conspiring together to get their hands on estates. There needs to be real effective guard rails in place to stop older people being taken advantage of
It seems like a pretty convoluted way to do it. Presumably they'd need a doctor to get a terminal diagnosis, that'd be hard to fake especially without the victim having any second opinions with other doctors.
Seems like murder with extra steps. I think the good of the law outweighs these edge cases.
We’re worried that liberals and neoliberals alike will use it as an excuse to defund public healthcare - already happening in Canada for example. I’m for the right to end one’s life but it’s a huge risk given current political climate.
Defunding healthcare is Canada has nothing to do with MAID. It has everything to do with Canadian oligarchs wanting privatization.
There's a lot of misinformation about MAID in Canada manufactured by people who think they'll get into heaven if they force cancer patients to endure months of agony before they die.
Oligarchs wanting privatisation doesn’t really invalidate that they’re using euthanasia as an acceptable alternative to an expensive treatment. And those people are in power everywhere.
Canadian's are not using euthanasia as an alternative to any treatment, that is either a lie or intentionally misleading. The recipient of MAID in Canada has to request the procedure and be approved by two physicians. The people pushing defunding healthcare are conservative provincial governments who want to enrich their corporate donors.
You honestly think there are patients going in to consult with their doctors about treatment and the doctors strong arm them into killing themselves to save the province money?
Are you basing this on a personal experience or has your brain lost the battle with your phone?
well time to go kill myself at some scottish lawmakers then i guess
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Why are so many people against letting people choose their fate. Its their life and their choice. Sigh.
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