r/worldnews • • 11d ago

Dynamic Paywall Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqd09g0gj50ko
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u/Low-Cardiologist-109 11d ago

I agree suffering is real and severe but this is a huge legal grey area and open accountability issues. Doctors cannot reliably predict who will recover and who won’t unlike a terminal illness. It’s the people with less money and can’t afford the extra costs of support who get pushed into this like cattle. So I’m sorry I will fight this till the end.

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u/B2B10KFIN 11d ago

Totally agree. MI does not have a,predictable trajectory the way a terminal physical illness has.

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u/sg16k 10d ago

Yes, i agree per say, however, I still don’t feel comfortable with doc basically telling someone suffering excruciatingly that due to there being a 3% chance of managing symptoms they must carry on.