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There is a concerted campaign by religious extremists in Canada & abroad to misrepresent Canada's MAID (medical assistance in dying) law, & portray it as "killing the unwanted."
Fuck those people.
MAID is "death with dignity" & it removes the misery & suffering that accompany fatal diseases.
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Fuck those people.
MAID is "death with dignity" & it removes the misery & suffering that accompany fatal diseases.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
There is a concerted campaign by religious extremists in Canada & abroad to misrepresent Canada's MAID (medical assistance in dying) law, & portray it as "killing the unwanted."
Fuck those people.
MAID is "death with dignity" & it removes the misery & suffering that accompany fatal diseases.
👇👇👇
Fuck those people.
MAID is "death with dignity" & it removes the misery & suffering that accompany fatal diseases.
👇👇👇
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"motte... a person with a terminal illness who fears a painful and undignified death should be able to seek medical assistance and the company of his loved ones ...
But then there’s the bailey: what assisted suicide actually looks like in many of the countries that have adopted it."
But then there’s the bailey: what assisted suicide actually looks like in many of the countries that have adopted it."
July 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"motte... a person with a terminal illness who fears a painful and undignified death should be able to seek medical assistance and the company of his loved ones ...
But then there’s the bailey: what assisted suicide actually looks like in many of the countries that have adopted it."
But then there’s the bailey: what assisted suicide actually looks like in many of the countries that have adopted it."
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Yes. In Canada, we allow people to access medical assistance in dying. It involves a series of vetting interviews and is not simply 'allowed' willy nilly. Many with terminal conditions like cancer are indeed accessing it, in order to exercise some control over their death.
March 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Yes. In Canada, we allow people to access medical assistance in dying. It involves a series of vetting interviews and is not simply 'allowed' willy nilly. Many with terminal conditions like cancer are indeed accessing it, in order to exercise some control over their death.
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I see a lot of scaremongering about Medical Assistance In Death in Canada and it's really annoying.
Because what happened was NOT that the government chose to legalize it; They lost a court case in the SCOC and so HAD to legalize it.
Because what happened was NOT that the government chose to legalize it; They lost a court case in the SCOC and so HAD to legalize it.
May 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I see a lot of scaremongering about Medical Assistance In Death in Canada and it's really annoying.
Because what happened was NOT that the government chose to legalize it; They lost a court case in the SCOC and so HAD to legalize it.
Because what happened was NOT that the government chose to legalize it; They lost a court case in the SCOC and so HAD to legalize it.
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Ok, this starts a long time ago with Robert Latimer who was charged with killing his severely disabled 12 year old daughter (in Canada). This sparked the long debate about assisted death in Canada, now called MAID (medical assistance in dying). 1/
June 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Ok, this starts a long time ago with Robert Latimer who was charged with killing his severely disabled 12 year old daughter (in Canada). This sparked the long debate about assisted death in Canada, now called MAID (medical assistance in dying). 1/
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Good things about Canada:
-Medical Care Act established universal healthcare (1966)
-Death penalty abolished (1976, 1999)
-Abortion law struck down (1988)
-Same sex marriage legalized (2005)
-Medical assistance in dying law passed (2016)
-Cannabis legalized (2018)
-Medical Care Act established universal healthcare (1966)
-Death penalty abolished (1976, 1999)
-Abortion law struck down (1988)
-Same sex marriage legalized (2005)
-Medical assistance in dying law passed (2016)
-Cannabis legalized (2018)
August 14, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Good things about Canada:
-Medical Care Act established universal healthcare (1966)
-Death penalty abolished (1976, 1999)
-Abortion law struck down (1988)
-Same sex marriage legalized (2005)
-Medical assistance in dying law passed (2016)
-Cannabis legalized (2018)
-Medical Care Act established universal healthcare (1966)
-Death penalty abolished (1976, 1999)
-Abortion law struck down (1988)
-Same sex marriage legalized (2005)
-Medical assistance in dying law passed (2016)
-Cannabis legalized (2018)
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Who chooses medically assisted death?
When should people be legally permitted to seek medical assistance at the dying point? It is an important question that often causes strong emotions and intense debate. More and more states in the United States and countries around the world are beginning to…
When should people be legally permitted to seek medical assistance at the dying point? It is an important question that often causes strong emotions and intense debate. More and more states in the United States and countries around the world are beginning to…
Who chooses medically assisted death?
When should people be legally permitted to seek medical assistance at the dying point? It is an important question that often causes strong emotions and intense debate. More and more states in the United States and countries around the world are beginning to legalize or expand the practice of death medical aid, also known as maids. Maids are defined as allowing a health care provider to prescribe a drug to a patient so that they can end their lives (this is sometimes mistaken for euthanasia, but the two are different.
memotrends.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Who chooses medically assisted death?
When should people be legally permitted to seek medical assistance at the dying point? It is an important question that often causes strong emotions and intense debate. More and more states in the United States and countries around the world are beginning to…
When should people be legally permitted to seek medical assistance at the dying point? It is an important question that often causes strong emotions and intense debate. More and more states in the United States and countries around the world are beginning to…
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New Christianity on the Spectrum Episode has dropped! In this episode I am joined by @benjamindcrosby
to discuss MAID (Medical Assistance in Death), the implications of Euthanasia for autistics, the response of the Anglican Church of Canada, and what we think should be done.
to discuss MAID (Medical Assistance in Death), the implications of Euthanasia for autistics, the response of the Anglican Church of Canada, and what we think should be done.
January 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New Christianity on the Spectrum Episode has dropped! In this episode I am joined by @benjamindcrosby
to discuss MAID (Medical Assistance in Death), the implications of Euthanasia for autistics, the response of the Anglican Church of Canada, and what we think should be done.
to discuss MAID (Medical Assistance in Death), the implications of Euthanasia for autistics, the response of the Anglican Church of Canada, and what we think should be done.
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That said, MAiD has ethical concerns, especially regarding disability & poverty. But comparing it to Trump’s policies, which target marginalized groups without their consent, is misleading. If you're against injustice, be consistent—call out all abuses. #EugenicsConcerns #HumanRights
February 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
That said, MAiD has ethical concerns, especially regarding disability & poverty. But comparing it to Trump’s policies, which target marginalized groups without their consent, is misleading. If you're against injustice, be consistent—call out all abuses. #EugenicsConcerns #HumanRights
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Eugenics = state-driven efforts to “improve” a population by eliminating certain people.
MAiD = personal choice for those facing unbearable suffering.
MAiD = personal choice for those facing unbearable suffering.
February 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Eugenics = state-driven efforts to “improve” a population by eliminating certain people.
MAiD = personal choice for those facing unbearable suffering.
MAiD = personal choice for those facing unbearable suffering.
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Canada’s MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) program is not eugenics—it allows terminally ill or suffering individuals to choose assisted death, not forced sterilization or elimination of “undesirables.”
February 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Canada’s MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) program is not eugenics—it allows terminally ill or suffering individuals to choose assisted death, not forced sterilization or elimination of “undesirables.”
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Children are starving to death in Gaza, families are losing medical coverage and food assistance in the US - and we are spending $10 million so Trump can have a golf holiday (at his own resorts!) in Scotland! The immorality of that is mind-boggling! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2025/07/us-t...
US Taxypayers Fund Golf Getaway to Scotland
by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Donald Trump, in his political life-and-death struggle to outrun questions about his years-long friendship w...
pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com
July 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Children are starving to death in Gaza, families are losing medical coverage and food assistance in the US - and we are spending $10 million so Trump can have a golf holiday (at his own resorts!) in Scotland! The immorality of that is mind-boggling! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2025/07/us-t...
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Elon Musk and Marco Rubio have both claimed that ending food and medical assistance to the world’s poorest people by dismantling USAID hasn’t resulted in a single human death. I understand how Musk can say that, because he doesn’t consider nonwhites to be human beings. As
June 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Elon Musk and Marco Rubio have both claimed that ending food and medical assistance to the world’s poorest people by dismantling USAID hasn’t resulted in a single human death. I understand how Musk can say that, because he doesn’t consider nonwhites to be human beings. As
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“Why are traumatized people so MISERABLE?”
“Too much disappointment teaches the system that ‘wanting leads to pain,’ and so it stops responding to potential rewards. … Biologically, it’s an adaptive silencing of the very circuits that make us feel alive.” www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
“Too much disappointment teaches the system that ‘wanting leads to pain,’ and so it stops responding to potential rewards. … Biologically, it’s an adaptive silencing of the very circuits that make us feel alive.” www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
How Chronic Disappointment Rewires the Brain
Chronic disappointment can train the brain to expect pain instead of reward. Restoring hope means reawakening dopamine through small actions, enriched environments, and new desire.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Why are traumatized people so MISERABLE?”
“Too much disappointment teaches the system that ‘wanting leads to pain,’ and so it stops responding to potential rewards. … Biologically, it’s an adaptive silencing of the very circuits that make us feel alive.” www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
“Too much disappointment teaches the system that ‘wanting leads to pain,’ and so it stops responding to potential rewards. … Biologically, it’s an adaptive silencing of the very circuits that make us feel alive.” www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
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The correct argument is: there is a very good chance *you* will die a painful, drawn-out death, with no control over the time or manner of your departure, in the absence of medical assistance in dying.
November 30, 2024 at 6:41 PM
The correct argument is: there is a very good chance *you* will die a painful, drawn-out death, with no control over the time or manner of your departure, in the absence of medical assistance in dying.
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TOP 10 CANADA VS USA DIFFERENCES:
#10. Canada has a MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) program for terminally ill Canadians WISHING to have a DIGNIFIED DEATH. The US, on the other hand, has an UNDIGNIFIED President, leaving many Americans feeling ill & WISHING they were DEAD. See the difference?
#10. Canada has a MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) program for terminally ill Canadians WISHING to have a DIGNIFIED DEATH. The US, on the other hand, has an UNDIGNIFIED President, leaving many Americans feeling ill & WISHING they were DEAD. See the difference?
July 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
TOP 10 CANADA VS USA DIFFERENCES:
#10. Canada has a MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) program for terminally ill Canadians WISHING to have a DIGNIFIED DEATH. The US, on the other hand, has an UNDIGNIFIED President, leaving many Americans feeling ill & WISHING they were DEAD. See the difference?
#10. Canada has a MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) program for terminally ill Canadians WISHING to have a DIGNIFIED DEATH. The US, on the other hand, has an UNDIGNIFIED President, leaving many Americans feeling ill & WISHING they were DEAD. See the difference?
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CW: assisted dying
I found the New York Times Magazine piece on MAiD (medical assistance in dying) deeply triggering.
Why? Because as a disabled Canadian I’ve had it “suggested” to me when I was at one of my lowest points
I support dignity in death, but it must never be a substitute for care 🧵
I found the New York Times Magazine piece on MAiD (medical assistance in dying) deeply triggering.
Why? Because as a disabled Canadian I’ve had it “suggested” to me when I was at one of my lowest points
I support dignity in death, but it must never be a substitute for care 🧵
Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
CW: assisted dying
I found the New York Times Magazine piece on MAiD (medical assistance in dying) deeply triggering.
Why? Because as a disabled Canadian I’ve had it “suggested” to me when I was at one of my lowest points
I support dignity in death, but it must never be a substitute for care 🧵
I found the New York Times Magazine piece on MAiD (medical assistance in dying) deeply triggering.
Why? Because as a disabled Canadian I’ve had it “suggested” to me when I was at one of my lowest points
I support dignity in death, but it must never be a substitute for care 🧵
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Who are you to decide there’s only one God given exit & force people to endure intolerable suffering? Choice means choice: you can choose not to access Medical Assistance in Dying but you cannot selfishly insist no access is the only choice people have. You get to die your death not every death.
December 8, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Who are you to decide there’s only one God given exit & force people to endure intolerable suffering? Choice means choice: you can choose not to access Medical Assistance in Dying but you cannot selfishly insist no access is the only choice people have. You get to die your death not every death.
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This also caused the cessation of medical services for war refugees in Thailand, the end to heating assistance for Ukrainians on the frontline of the war with Russia, and other programs—increasing misery, death, and disease around the world.
united24media.com/latest-news/... “I believe that in 2024, we can definitively say that World War III has begun. This is because in 2024, Ukraine is no longer facing just Russia. We are facing soldiers from North Korea—let’s be honest about this". Zaluzhnyi said.
World War III Has Already Begun, Says Ambassador and Former Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi
Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, warns that Russia's allies signal the onset of World War III as military threats escalate in 2024.
united24media.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This also caused the cessation of medical services for war refugees in Thailand, the end to heating assistance for Ukrainians on the frontline of the war with Russia, and other programs—increasing misery, death, and disease around the world.
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While I completely agree that medical assistance in dying #MAID for disabled people will be disproportionate due to other systemic factors…
I think it is too much to ask people to live, often in indescribable pain, for principle.
Advocate for life, but do not take away their death.
I think it is too much to ask people to live, often in indescribable pain, for principle.
Advocate for life, but do not take away their death.
January 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
While I completely agree that medical assistance in dying #MAID for disabled people will be disproportionate due to other systemic factors…
I think it is too much to ask people to live, often in indescribable pain, for principle.
Advocate for life, but do not take away their death.
I think it is too much to ask people to live, often in indescribable pain, for principle.
Advocate for life, but do not take away their death.
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The terrifying part in Canada is MAIDS. Medical Assistance In Dying Services. I've seen more people use them here because it's too costly for the medical care they need to live, or struggling with depression so bad that death is preferred because there are ZERO supports.
October 22, 2023 at 8:33 PM
The terrifying part in Canada is MAIDS. Medical Assistance In Dying Services. I've seen more people use them here because it's too costly for the medical care they need to live, or struggling with depression so bad that death is preferred because there are ZERO supports.
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In my lifetime in Canada.
1966, Medical Care Act ushered in universal healthcare
1988, abortion law declared unconstitutional
1999, death penalty completely abolished
2005, same sex marriage legalized
2016, medical assistance in dying legalized
2018, cannabis legalized
Change is possible.
1966, Medical Care Act ushered in universal healthcare
1988, abortion law declared unconstitutional
1999, death penalty completely abolished
2005, same sex marriage legalized
2016, medical assistance in dying legalized
2018, cannabis legalized
Change is possible.
September 8, 2024 at 10:17 PM
In my lifetime in Canada.
1966, Medical Care Act ushered in universal healthcare
1988, abortion law declared unconstitutional
1999, death penalty completely abolished
2005, same sex marriage legalized
2016, medical assistance in dying legalized
2018, cannabis legalized
Change is possible.
1966, Medical Care Act ushered in universal healthcare
1988, abortion law declared unconstitutional
1999, death penalty completely abolished
2005, same sex marriage legalized
2016, medical assistance in dying legalized
2018, cannabis legalized
Change is possible.
I hate it here. I hate being in my body. I want to get a lethal injection
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I hate it here. I hate being in my body. I want to get a lethal injection