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Isn't this overcomplicating it? Euthanasia doesn't require advertising, it seems like people yearn for it even in places where it isn't allowed. The point is that it should be a legitimate choice, not a suggestion by society. Just like your doctor doesn't tell you that it's probably time for you to become a parent, no doctor should recommend you to be gone.


Health care professionals consult with their patients to explore their needs and suggest options regularly. This is expected and normal.

The professionals making suggestions naturally have biases. That behavior gets a bit interesting when one of the options is euthanasia.

Here's a few cases:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/veterans-maid-rcmp-investig...

"Last summer, Global News first reported a case where a veteran claimed to have been pressured by a veterans affairs case worker to consider medically assisted dying."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/canada-offered-assisted-sui...

"Canada offered assisted suicide to a Paralympian veteran who wanted a wheelchair lift installed"

https://care.org.uk/news/2023/07/canadian-army-veterans-diag...

"Canadian army-veterans diagnosed with PTSD offered euthanasia"


These are all the same case. They were all huge headlines in Canada. Note it wasn't a doctor but rather a case worker.

This example showed that the system is working well enough it was caught.




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