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Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

Assisted suicide, or euthanasia, is the practice of ending a life prematurely in order to end pain and suffering. Active euthanasia (intentionally killing a person to relieve pain) was legalized in February 2015 after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a woman who suffered from ALS.

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 @9GP7SC5Conservativefrom Manitoba  answered…1yr1Y

If a patient is terminlly ill and won't survive, they should have the right to decide when they pass because there's no point in letting them suffer.

 @9FBMV7GPeople’sfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

if they would like to the yes but the hospital cant tell them too

 @8VQDNBNConservativefrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only if there is no chance of survival or living a pain free life

 @8THYJHNConservativefrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

It is the patient's personal choice and they should make it freely without an pressure from family or friends.

 @8T3T55PConservativefrom Ontario  commented…4yrs4Y

No I wish for it to be illegal because legalizing it would force doctors to violate their Hippocratic oaths and I wouldn’t want doctors to be forced violate their own morals if they don’t want to kill someone. People can just kill them selves illegally. They shouldn’t be forced to be on life support though.

 @8NW4G8WConservativefrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes. Absolutely yes and remove the stipulation that the patient must consent twice and be of sound mind both times. One time consent and of sound mind is all that is needed

 @8CRK4YSConservativefrom Alberta  answered…5yrs5Y

A joint decision between family, doctors and the patients

 @97T4JZCConservativefrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, if there is no chance of survival or after a thorough psychological examination to show they fully understand their choice

 @95QPWFQPeople’sfrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

It’s not really up to me what people do with their lives

 @8XCJY2Y from Kansas  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes as long as their family is ok with it.

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