Current Events > Dutch woman chooses euthanasia due to mental health issues

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deoxxys posted...

I've been through periods of depression where I've considered suicide and it was a dark time in my life, excuse me for sharing my thoughts and viewpoints on the matter. Sorry I thought this was a forum for discussion, it seems I just have to shut up, my bad.

Are we to assume that it was "real hardship" that helped you get through it all?

We should have the option to end it if there's no choice. You shouldn't have to live with a debilitating disease constantly in pain. If there's no option then it should be their choice and no one else's. This shouldn't be a thing if the only reason you want to end it is because your unhappy or depressed. It should only be legal for people with no other options.

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As someone who went through the process with my wife here in Canada, I do like the fact that medical professionals do have to take a look at the case and give suggestions on what can/needs to be looked at for assistance before MAID was allowed. It allows the medical field in general to have a final chance to save a life before it ends. It can connect people to different specialists who might be able to provide some form of care that will raise quality of life to a point the patient is comfortable with. My wife proved that she had tried everything conceivable and that the downtrend of her medical state was basically cruel and unusual (her Ehlors Danlos was getting to the point where she was losing her ability to swallow. Combined with MCAS allergies to A LOT of different stimuli, any movement forward would have been basically hell and the MAID assessors agreed).