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Should people suffering from mental illness be eligible for medically assisted death? Canada plans to legalize that in 2027 – a philosopher explains the core questions (theconversation.com)

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[–] alyaza@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

how much is this just going to be used by the state to coerce people into killing themselves?

this has generally been the concern even under the more limited implementation Canada currently has; of course, that opens a bunch of other ethical issues that i'm not sure legislation is exactly well equipped to handle