| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:History will not be kind to the MPs who backed assisted dying | |
| Posted by: | Ed Robinson | |
| Date/Time: | 29/11/24 22:46:00 |
| "Why do you think that they want to have this power?" States will always want more power. Look at Canada and what happened in the UK (& other places) to care homes during Covid may give you a clue. "AP’s investigation found doctors and nurses privately struggling with euthanasia requests from vulnerable people whose suffering might be addressed by money, social connections or adequate housing. Providers expressed deep discomfort with ending the lives of vulnerable people whose deaths were avoidable, even if they met the criteria in Canada’s euthanasia system, known nationally as Maid, for medical assistance in dying." "To finally have a government report that recognizes these cases of concern is extremely important,” said Ramona Coelho, a doctor on the expert committee. We’ve been gaslit for so many years when we raised fears about people getting Maid because they were poor, disabled or socially isolated.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/17/canada-nonterminal-maid-assisted-death |