I have to say I’m not a big fan of the opinions on assisted suicide expressed by this guest. I can’t speak to the particulars of the MAID program, as I am not a Canadian citizen. And I will readily acknowledge that every government program and the bureaucracy which accompanies it, despite whatever good intentions may have led to its crea…
I have to say I’m not a big fan of the opinions on assisted suicide expressed by this guest. I can’t speak to the particulars of the MAID program, as I am not a Canadian citizen. And I will readily acknowledge that every government program and the bureaucracy which accompanies it, despite whatever good intentions may have led to its creation, are vulnerable to misapplication and a myriad of abuses. Given the sensitivity of assisted suicide, vigilant oversight is critical and implemented through the most humane methods available.
What I take issue with is Ms. Sheren’s wholesale condemnation (repeatedly punctuated with her “Period Full stop” dismissal of any opposing viewpoint) of assisted suicide and the right of every individual to die with dignity and free of intractable pain, be it physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. I respect the guest’s personal opinions on the subject. She has clearly endured her own life challenges but her position on the subject is undoubtedly biased by personal experience. Her experiences are just that — her experiences — and she is misguided in thinking she can project her experiences and the moral/ethical positions derived from those experiences onto others.
I have my own life experiences and my position on the subject of assisted suicide has been given careful consideration over many years. When my final day comes (and my day is likely approaching much sooner than Ms. Sheren’s), I want the freedom and autonomy to go out on my own terms. And I damn sure don’t want some activist imposing their religious views or moral values on me to deny me that right. For all those seeking to deny me the right to die peacefully at a place and time of my choosing, please provide an address so I can hang myself in your garage or blow my brains out in your living room and spare my loved ones the trauma.
She expresses herself in a very confrontational 'I'm right, you're wrong' kinda way and mixes many issues together ADHD style. MAID track 1 (death is reasonably foreseeable) is very different from MAID track 2 (death does not have to be reasonably foreseeable). It sounds like she is ranting about track 2. I would not want MAID to be denied to track 1 physical ailments because of track 2 fears.
Well said! I was quite shocked when she expressed the view around the person campaigning for an assisted dying law should just go kill themselves rather than try to change the legislation. For anyone who has seriously considered suicide or has watched loved ones suffer with no hope of a better life, “just killing yourself” comes with a whole lot of problems and allowing for a legal and less traumatic way out of this world seems reasonable to me - although I don’t think I’d want it to apply to anyone who wasn’t already terminal. As an example, I wish my dad had been given access to assisted dying. He had terminal cancer but was terrified of hospitals or a long and lingering death so he begged my mum to kill him. This put my mum in an awful position. Needless to say, she refused but I think we were all agreed as a family (I was age 10 at the time) that some sort of legal assisted dying would be welcome.
You did hear how that works that it involves assisted drowning as it floods the lungs don’t know if you ever nearly drowned I have it’s not a peaceful way to go
I agree it should be available toe everyone like in Switzerland
sounds as though the Canadiens have some serious problems to iron out as it seems listening to her they are over reaching into people free choice you suggest
I have to say I’m not a big fan of the opinions on assisted suicide expressed by this guest. I can’t speak to the particulars of the MAID program, as I am not a Canadian citizen. And I will readily acknowledge that every government program and the bureaucracy which accompanies it, despite whatever good intentions may have led to its creation, are vulnerable to misapplication and a myriad of abuses. Given the sensitivity of assisted suicide, vigilant oversight is critical and implemented through the most humane methods available.
What I take issue with is Ms. Sheren’s wholesale condemnation (repeatedly punctuated with her “Period Full stop” dismissal of any opposing viewpoint) of assisted suicide and the right of every individual to die with dignity and free of intractable pain, be it physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. I respect the guest’s personal opinions on the subject. She has clearly endured her own life challenges but her position on the subject is undoubtedly biased by personal experience. Her experiences are just that — her experiences — and she is misguided in thinking she can project her experiences and the moral/ethical positions derived from those experiences onto others.
I have my own life experiences and my position on the subject of assisted suicide has been given careful consideration over many years. When my final day comes (and my day is likely approaching much sooner than Ms. Sheren’s), I want the freedom and autonomy to go out on my own terms. And I damn sure don’t want some activist imposing their religious views or moral values on me to deny me that right. For all those seeking to deny me the right to die peacefully at a place and time of my choosing, please provide an address so I can hang myself in your garage or blow my brains out in your living room and spare my loved ones the trauma.
She expresses herself in a very confrontational 'I'm right, you're wrong' kinda way and mixes many issues together ADHD style. MAID track 1 (death is reasonably foreseeable) is very different from MAID track 2 (death does not have to be reasonably foreseeable). It sounds like she is ranting about track 2. I would not want MAID to be denied to track 1 physical ailments because of track 2 fears.
Well said! I was quite shocked when she expressed the view around the person campaigning for an assisted dying law should just go kill themselves rather than try to change the legislation. For anyone who has seriously considered suicide or has watched loved ones suffer with no hope of a better life, “just killing yourself” comes with a whole lot of problems and allowing for a legal and less traumatic way out of this world seems reasonable to me - although I don’t think I’d want it to apply to anyone who wasn’t already terminal. As an example, I wish my dad had been given access to assisted dying. He had terminal cancer but was terrified of hospitals or a long and lingering death so he begged my mum to kill him. This put my mum in an awful position. Needless to say, she refused but I think we were all agreed as a family (I was age 10 at the time) that some sort of legal assisted dying would be welcome.
You did hear how that works that it involves assisted drowning as it floods the lungs don’t know if you ever nearly drowned I have it’s not a peaceful way to go
I agree it should be available toe everyone like in Switzerland
sounds as though the Canadiens have some serious problems to iron out as it seems listening to her they are over reaching into people free choice you suggest