Canada’s CityNews reports on Amir Farsoud, a man in Ontario who has applied for “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD). The reason for his application is not that he is terminally ill, or even that he is depressed, but rather that “his rooming house is up for sale, and he can’t find anywhere else to live that he can afford.” In fact, he tells the reporter, “I don’t wish to be dead. . . . I still want to be here.”
Canada: A St. Catharines man says he will choose medically assisted death over homelessness. CityNews explores the ethics of MAiD amid concerns some feel they have no other choice.
Source: CityNews (Youtube) pic.twitter.com/GhQuOTRQA2— Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2023) November 12, 2022
Helen Long, the CEO of Dying With Dignity Canada, which campaigns for assisted-dying laws, told CityNews, “the fact that people are feeling compelled to apply for MAiD or even ask about MAiD because they can’t get the basic fundamentals to live a life is just shameful.”
But Long’s abdication of responsibility is also shameful. If it weren’t for the laws her organization is campaigning for, people would not be dying in this way.