Euthanasia is a very controversial issue! What about human dignity? The German post WW II two constitution clearly says human dignity is inviolable for a good reason.
Are individual suffering from mental illness even capable of making such decisions?
Killing or getting rid of individuals with mental illness has a long tragic history!
"... This is many people’s reality, and not only because of physical disorders and disease. Chronic mental illness can be just as crushing. Starting in March 2024, Canada planned to make medical assistance in death, or MAID, available to people with mental illness – expanding a program already available to patients with terminal or chronic physical illness. In 2022, more than 13,000 people in Canada died with medical assistance, according to a government report.
In February, however, the government announced a three-year delay for the controversial program, saying the health care system needs more time to prepare.
When it is enacted in March 2027, this new provision will make Canada one of the few countries that allow MAID for mental illness. These include the Netherlands and Switzerland. Only a minority of U.S. states, such as Maine and Oregon, allow any kind of MAID, though many others have debated it – and none allow it for mental illness. ..."
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