Physician-Assisted Dying in Canada

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Physician-Assisted Dying in Canada John Doe 03/20/16 (Sun) 03:21:31 2bb340 No.14250

On June 6th physician-assisted dying becomes legal in Canada, following a decision by our Supreme Court last year.

In a surprising act of mercy the Court made the access requirements remarkably inclusive: You must be suffering from a "grievous" medical condition that is "irremediable" and causes you "intolerable" suffering. You do not need to actually be dying, to have a physical ailment or to have accepted any treatment.

I'm thinking this may finally be my way off this planet after a lifetime of failure caused by autism and probably a personality disorder as well. Any other Canadians here contemplating the same thing?

John Doe 03/20/16 (Sun) 05:52:49 ffb604 No.14251

holy shit. op please report back if they do accept your case. also autistic

John Doe 03/20/16 (Sun) 12:13:07 2bb340 No.14253

>>14251

I intend to.

It's all theoretical right now, as we won't know any details of how this will be implemented until the government introduces legislation around it (which from the sounds of things could happen later this month). My fear is that the government will find a way to introduce restrictions far beyond what the Supreme Court intended, although happily there was no sign of this in the recommendations made last month by the parliamentary committee formed to advise on the issue.

I'm also concerned that given how new all this is and how clumsy I am, by fumbling a request on grounds of autism as a disability I could not only lose my own access to this service but set a precedent that would close the door for others as well. I've been hoping one organization or another (Autism Speaks?) will step forward to advocate for access to assisted dying for autistic people, but I haven't seen this yet either.

John Doe 03/20/16 (Sun) 13:29:26 7f2bbe No.14254

>>14253

so long as you provide your medical history and have a recent diagnosis, i dont see why they would reject the case. regardless, good luck op. if your case is accepted it will be a very valid way to cure autism.