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Originally Posted by woob
Really, we should just approve MAID capsules.
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To anyone? Really?
Suicide is not illegal. What's at issue is to what extent the state and our health care system should facilitate suicide.
Some context: For every suicide death, there are an estimated 25-30 unsuccessful attempts. Fewer than 10 per cent of people who make an unsuccessful suicide attempt go on to die by suicide.
If we make it easy for anyone to reliably and painlessly kill themself, the number of Canadians who die of suicide would increase dramatically, perhaps 10-fold. Would that be a good outcome, in your mind?