The final lines in Andre Picard's recent review of the first ten years of MAID in Canada is poetic and inspiring.
Assisted death is on the agenda of every liberal democracy in the world, a debate driven by demographic and cultural trends and realities.
People are living much longer, but they want to live better. They also want to die better.
The public has always been way ahead of the academics and politicians on these issues. Canada has been a world leader, and we should be proud of it.
MAID is not an experiment anymore. It’s a legitimate health care choice, an integral part of end-of-life care.
Assisted death is not for everyone. But choice is.
MAID is a gift to those who want to control their exit from this world. A gift to be cherished, and nurtured, and fought for.
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