Results: Canadian law on "the right to die"???
My daughter recently informed me that Canadian law is encouraging old or very sick people to use the provisions of a "new"? law that allows one to choose when to die. I do not know the veracity of that statement, and am asking questions about it in this poll. thanks
Admin note: For anyone curious about this law, here is the information from the government of Canada: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ad-am/bk-di.html. We approved this to see what Tellwut members know and think about this law
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Is what I stated in the description true or not? True, there is a law that one may choose when to die.
23%
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434 votes
True, the law encourages anyone "on the edge" to go ahead and jump so to speak
7%
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136 votes
No, no such law exists in Canada
9%
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169 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
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43 votes
Not Applicable
59%
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1118 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.77% | 6 | |
| Don't know | 0.38% | 3 |
| Don t know | 0.13% | 1 |
| Not sure | 0.13% | 1 |
| Medically assisted deaths are legal in Canada with rules of eligibility | 0.13% | 1 |
| MAID is an option in Canada for those with a terminal disease. Here is the official government website link: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-services-benefits/medical-assistance-dying.html | 0.13% | 1 |
| Need 2 doctors to agree | 0.13% | 1 |
| If you're talking about MAID, there are very stringent conditions to be accepted. | 0.13% | 1 |
| I don't know | 0.13% | 1 |
| the above is misleading the law allows for those who are terminally ill & suffering intolerably | 0.13% | 1 |
| I am unsure | 0.13% | 1 |
| Your daughter's description is very far from MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying 2016) and its guidelines and qualifications. | 0.13% | 1 |
| Medical assistance in Dying is allowed based on stringent guidelines including, person is terminal, in pain, no chance of recovery. | 0.13% | 1 |
| miley cyrus is sexy | 0.13% | 1 |
| The law exists but strong, monitored conditions apply before actionable. | 0.13% | 1 |
| Unsure what the status of this "law" is | 0.13% | 1 |
| There is a program called MAID (Medical assistance in dying) but this program is only offered to people in terminal illness and life threatening conditions, there is a lot of steps to go through before anyone is guaranteed that access. | 0.13% | 1 |
| I have no clue | 0.13% | 1 |
| I looked it up and all I found was they are giving people that option. Veterans, mental health patients. I haven't read the whole law yet | 0.13% | 1 |
| I don't know. | 0.13% | 1 |
| do not know | 0.13% | 1 |
| What reasonable person ay all conversant with the history of euthanasia laws would doubt it?! | 0.13% | 1 |
| Medical professionals are indeed trying in some cases to coerce older and sick people into dying! | 0.13% | 1 |
| Don't know if it was put into law yet, but I know people in Canada, and the USA are talking about it. | 0.13% | 1 |
| How are we supposed to know what your daughter told you? | 0.13% | 1 |
| I know it was being discussed only | 0.13% | 1 |
| You can choose a medical assisted death only under certain criteria. | 0.13% | 1 |
| I am not Canadian | 0.13% | 1 |
| you can apply for the "right to die" but the gov. is not encouraging it. | 0.13% | 1 |
| Not "encouraging", but giving the choice! | 0.13% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.13% | 1 |
| You do not have all the facts. It's far more involved to go that route than is depicted with the simple question. | 0.13% | 1 |
| I'm not sure | 0.13% | 1 |
| It's detailed if you google M.A.I.D - none of these options are accurate. | 0.13% | 1 |
| Not totally true, they are trying to extend it to 12 year olds as well. Fact! | 0.13% | 1 |
| live in USA | 0.13% | 1 |
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If this law exists, where may I find the wording of it? a google search
23%
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444 votes
ask a Canadian on Tellwut
8%
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158 votes
Please, a specific reference to a law I can look up
11%
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211 votes
Not Applicable
57%
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1087 votes
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If the law exists, is it done province by province? So may be legal in one province and illegal in another? National law
17%
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332 votes
Provincial law only
9%
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173 votes
There is no such law
7%
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142 votes
Not Applicable
66%
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1253 votes
- Ontario
- Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is a law in Canada that allows eligible adults to request assistance in ending their life under specific circumstances.
- National, but the forms may vary from province to province.
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My daughter and I probably receive our international news from different sources, so I guess I am checking on the veracity of her sources. Have YOU heard about this? Yes
25%
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466 votes
No
29%
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558 votes
Not Applicable
46%
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876 votes
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