(MAID) stands for Medical Aid in Dying and it also means medical assistance in dying. Medical Aid in dying is defined as a widely supported end-of-life option that provides dying people with peace of mind and comfort during a difficult time. Some people compare MAID to “assisted physician suicide” but most would say it’s not the same.
1 in 5 Americans currently have access to MAID but only 11 areas of the US allow MAID. A lot of people ask if MAID is a good idea. One side thinks it's a good idea because you won’t have to continue to pay for unnecessary medical bills for someone that is not going to get better. And it helps people with long term disabilities, not have to go through life with that disability.
The other side would argue that it is immoral and unethical to end people's lives because they have a disabling condition. They have just as much of a right to a long life as the rest of us. To be eligible for this, you have to be 18+, terminally ill (6 months left to live or less), mentally incapable of making their own decisions, and you have to be able to take the pill yourself.
I believe that this should only be allowed if they are ill, and not going to live for very much longer. I don’t think people with mental disabilities should be able to do this, because they won’t even know what they are taking when you ask them to take the pill.
https://www.compassionandchoices.org/our-issues/medical-aid-in-dying
Do you think MAID should be allowed to all people that are eligable right now?
What do you think the eligablilty should be?
Do you think this is immoral and unethical for mentally ill people?
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I think that MAID should only be allowed for people who have terminal illness and are on their deathbed. Mentally ill people should not be allowed to have this becuase they can get better, while people who can't get better should have this as an option if they wanted it.
I agree that it should only be allowed for people with a terminal illness.
I think that it should be allowed. I don't think that mentally ill people should be allowed to take this medication because they can't make their own decisions. However, I think for people who are very ill and are suffering, it is a good way to end their life how they want it and in peace.
I agree that it should only be for people who are ill.
I am not sure if it should be available or not because I think that anyone with a terminal illness is not quite mentally right. It may not seem like it but when you find out that you are going to die, it changes you. It may not seem like it but if you know you are going to die then I do not think that you can think the same as you used to.
yes, i agree that it would be a lot different for people that have been told they are going to die.
But even just being sick, not even saying you are going to die but saying you have the same life expectancy but won't be the same, that changes people. I have some experience with that and I know that it changed me quite a bit, like thinking about how unexpected it was and everything that happened has changed how I think all together so even though I am still mentally capable of making that decision I do not actually think I am or people like me.
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