https://slaynews.com/canadian-government-moves-begin-euthanizing-citizens-without-consent/
Canadian Government Moves to Begin Euthanizing Citizens Without Consent
Canada’s Liberal government is pushing new legislation that would allow the nation’s socialized healthcare system to begin euthanizing members of the public without their consent.
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Slay News’ headline doesn’t tell the full story. The people who’ve been euthanized had all given PRIOR consent. The cases at issue are ones where their prior consent was withdrawn at the last minute, but the killers went ahead with the death shot anyway, either at the urging of the tired husband or a doctor in the [oxymoronic] “health care” setting who was getting paid to kill.
If you’re a Canadian, don’t sign those forms EVER! Lots of healthy people say “I’d never want to live if I got XYZ disease or condition”. The truth is that you don’t really know how much you’ll value the remnants of your former vitality until you’re in that position; and it ignores the spiritual side of living altogether. It presupposes that you know for certain that there’s no joy to be had in the very small things in life - the sun on your face, the smell of the ocean, a flower, or freshly cut grass, the purr of a cat, the scent of a baby, the taste of watermelon or mango, etc. I think your perspective changes as your world shrinks and the small things mean more, but that piece of paper might be standing in your way of more enjoyment of those things.
Thanks for the “rest of the story”!
Re Quality of Life:
This was deeply confusing for me when my dad, who vehemently insisted life wouldn’t be worth living if he could no longer garden or walk, became bedridden with multiple serious health issues. He then decided he wanted every heroic measure to prolong his life and I wasn’t sure which directive to follow: one made when he was healthy and disease free, or one made when he was terribly frail and ill and on many meds. A social worker told me to follow whatever his most recent request was.