A fair point. But isn’t it also equally sefish that we don’t provide appropriate outlets for suicide? How many people need a spatula crew, before we will acknowledge that our society is torture to certain people and we give them no way out but dramatic and tragic ends.
Canada has acknowledged the ethical implementation of MAID for physical terminal illnesses, but mental illness never gets the same attention.
Sovereignty of the soul must be recognized and supported in a free and fair society.
I mostly agree with that, except I think we’re missing a few steps in the middle too. I had a close family member struggle with mental health, to the point it severely affected their livelihood. In moments of crisis, every option essentially came down to “calm down and figure it out yourself, or call us back when you’re actually considering suicide”. Thankfully we were eventually able to find a counsellor, but even with decent insurance they’re very expensive. I’m sure a lot of people don’t have that option, especially if they don’t have a family support network to fall back on if they lose their job (and housing, and if they even had it, insurance).
A fair point. But isn’t it also equally sefish that we don’t provide appropriate outlets for suicide? How many people need a spatula crew, before we will acknowledge that our society is torture to certain people and we give them no way out but dramatic and tragic ends.
Canada has acknowledged the ethical implementation of MAID for physical terminal illnesses, but mental illness never gets the same attention.
Sovereignty of the soul must be recognized and supported in a free and fair society.
I mostly agree with that, except I think we’re missing a few steps in the middle too. I had a close family member struggle with mental health, to the point it severely affected their livelihood. In moments of crisis, every option essentially came down to “calm down and figure it out yourself, or call us back when you’re actually considering suicide”. Thankfully we were eventually able to find a counsellor, but even with decent insurance they’re very expensive. I’m sure a lot of people don’t have that option, especially if they don’t have a family support network to fall back on if they lose their job (and housing, and if they even had it, insurance).
I’m not advocating it as a casual option or first choice. But it needs to be a choice.