11/12/2025
this is a dishonest argument.
EVERYONE dies.
do you have a will?
will you be cremated or be put in a casket in the ground?
do you have a burial plot?
MAID should be considered more in keeping with those end-of-life decisions.
just because healthcare experts are obligated to offer it as an option and administer it, doesn't mean the healthcare system is pushing it or quitting on the public.
comparing canada (20% rate) to california (0.27%) THREE reasons spring to mind...
1.
only 25% of californians over the age of 60 are aware of MAID, whereas 67% of canadians are aware of MAID.
https://www.purduegloballawschool.edu/blog/news/california-right-to-die-law
2.
to end your own life is considered by many religious people to be a form of su***de which is the ultimate sin condemning them to an eternity in hell. the % of canadians who are secular is much higher than USA.
https://christianconcern.com/resource/what-does-the-bible-say-about-euthanasia-and-assisted-su***de/
3.
COST in california
"based on income and medical care coverage, with Medicare and other insurers not covering the cost of barbiturates to end life. Death With Dignity estimates the cost can reach $5,000 as of 2017."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_End_of_Life_Option_Act #:~:text=Death%20With%20Dignity%20estimates%20the%20cost%20can%20reach%20%245%2C000%20as%20of%202017.
Should MAiD really be considered healthcare?
A Saskatchewan woman was approved for MAiD… not because her condition was untreatable, but because she couldn’t access a surgeon. Her illness is fixable. Her province simply didn’t have the specialist. She waited years.
A U.S. commentator stepped in and offered to pay for her surgery just so she could live.
That’s where Canada is today.
Last year, 16,499 Canadians died through MAiD.
That’s 5.1 percent of all deaths… about 1 in every 20 deaths in the country.
Now compare that to California a state with nearly the same population:
853 MAiD deaths.
0.27 percent of all deaths.
One-twentieth the rate of Canada.
Why the difference?
Because in California, assisted death is a true last resort. Terminal illness only. Strict safeguards. No approvals because you can’t access treatment or support.
In Canada, MAiD has quietly become the most available part of the healthcare system. Faster than surgery. Faster than mental-health care. Faster than pain specialists.
So here’s the real question…
If a country can approve your death faster than it can offer you care, is that healthcare or a system giving up?
We can do better than this. Canadians deserve a system that helps people live, not one that makes dying the easiest option.
