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A woman from Canada with severe ME has been approved for MAiD - but she wants to live
(www.thecanary.co)
this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2024
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Why would she be approved for that 8f she wasn't seeking it? I don't understand.
This is not a neutral informative piece, it's trying to push a narrative and build support for an agenda. Part of that is how this particular point is phrased. Her condition is eligible for MAID, since she doesn't want MAID and hasn't applied for it, she hasn't been approved.
I’m having trouble parsing that actually - it sounds like she’s applied for it and has been approved for it, but would not like to resort to that option.
The conditions accepted for MAiD have broadened but to actually be “approved” for the procedure you have to apply for it. The article says “… comes amid her being approved” not “her condition being eligible”
I agree with you that this is a persuasive piece which leverages MAiD as a call to action to better care for people with this condition.
It is a cry for help to demonstrate how bad the condition is and the lack of support for it.
As per the article, this lack of support exists worldwide.
The way MAiD works in Canada, she has been approved but she is not forced to go through with it. It is now an option on the table for her if everything else becomes too much.
😃 "And! Just so you know, dear...you've been APPROVED for MAiD! Only if you want to go there though." 😔
Yes because she requested it?
I requested ADHD medication and was approved for that. If I don’t want to take it or if I want to stop taking it that’s my choice.
This is kind of how healthcare works so I don’t understand the sarcasm.
I think her approval for MAiD also boosts the visibility of her disease and how, again, all countries (not just Canada) care for people with this condition (spoiler: they don’t).
Telling this story in the media is a last ditch effort to get adequate care. Otherwise, she doesn’t want to live like this. Sounds reasonable.
Other countries like the US would probably just prefer she die homeless, poor, and quietly in the street somewhere, while still denying her care for her condition.
Because her other choice is to die of starvation.
This isn't an isolated incident. Some badies out there would love to save tax dollars with their dystopian nightmare.
They should investigate. Particularly because a healthcare professional offering MAiD or even broaching the subject of MAiD with their patient is not permitted within the existing protocols and practices as I understand it.
If someone wants to seek MAiD they need to raise the topic with their healthcare team - not the other way around.
Looks like what you linked was an isolated incident.
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/about-vac/reports-policies-and-legislation/departmental-reports/report-allegations-inappropriate-conversations-veterans-about-medical-assistance-dying-maid/conclusion
And like others have said, being eligible doesn't mean being forced to use the program.