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Originally Posted by Slava
This was the experience for my mother. I know that when she was competent she wouldn't have chosen MAID, and that idea would be too hard for her to contemplate. But, when things went downhill for her, I have no doubt that she would've wanted MAID if she had been able to make that decision.
I don't know what the solution is there. It might be more humane, but at the same time you have people who would try to take advantage of this, if it were too readily available.
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Those who have only the best intentions for their family may be frustrated at the legal challenges involved in these sorts of issues. But once money is involved (ie inheritance), some people have different motivations. And our laws have to take that into account. If it was easy to secure MAID for parents/grandparents who suffer from dementia, there would absolutely be people who used it to get their hands on homes and savings.
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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
Pretty much every argument against maid is driven by religious ...people. Christian, Islam, Hindu...
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Not true. There are legitimate ethical and health care issues involved. Not just the inheritance-greed I mentioned above, but how to handle mental health and capacity to make decisions, or reach medical consensus on whether a condition is treatable or not. A case involving an 80 year old with terminal cancer is easy. A case involving a 20 year old suffering from depression or the side-effects of medication is not so easy.
There's also the issue how easy it can be to get around safeguards. Some countries limit the number of doctor referrals you can seek, while Canada doesn't. Which creates problems like the one cited in this story. A woman suffering from side-effects from medication was turned down for MAID by several doctors who judged her condition would resolve itself. So she sought out a MAID advocate who rarely says no, and only court intervention by her desperate husband prevented the procedure.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...h-judge-ruling