> But human rights advocates say the country’s regulations lack necessary safeguards, devalue the lives of disabled people and are prompting doctors and health workers to suggest the procedure to those who might not otherwise consider it.[0]
My problem with euthanasia is how do you know if the patient actually wanted it, or if they were pressured into it by medical personnel in order to cut costs?
In Canada, the health care system is publicly funded. There's an incentive for euthanasia because it cuts costs
In the USA, we don't have a public health care system, so there's an incentive to drag people along, run up the bill, and not euthanize them
What I find most interesting about this euthanasia thing is I only see it really getting taken seriously in jurisdictions where the health care system is public. If a public healthcare system introduces this nasty dynamic of disabled, debilitated people getting put down "for the public good", I don't want a public health care system
[0] https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-toronto-7c63...
My problem with euthanasia is how do you know if the patient actually wanted it, or if they were pressured into it by medical personnel in order to cut costs?
In Canada, the health care system is publicly funded. There's an incentive for euthanasia because it cuts costs
In the USA, we don't have a public health care system, so there's an incentive to drag people along, run up the bill, and not euthanize them
What I find most interesting about this euthanasia thing is I only see it really getting taken seriously in jurisdictions where the health care system is public. If a public healthcare system introduces this nasty dynamic of disabled, debilitated people getting put down "for the public good", I don't want a public health care system
[0] https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-toronto-7c63...