(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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Another thing to think about is that if they are dying soon why would they spend money and stuff to kill themselves if they are already close to dying. This could be in order to end any pain but why not just give them stronger meds that take pain away rather than just take away their life? Then they could have a little more time with their family, which for some is very important.
I agree that it would be hard to decide what to do, but we can't really say what is right and wrong for people.
I feel like MAID should be allowed for the people that really want it. If a person is suffering or in pain, they should be able to have an option, especially if they are terminal. I think it is unethical in certain situations. If you are suicidal, I don't think you should be eligible for MAID. Because you can get better, unlike terminally ill patients.
I think that it should only be allowed for people if they are ill and don't have long to live.
I think that MAID should be allowed to all people that are eligable right now. I don't really know what the eligability should be because I think that a lot of people have a lot of different medical stuff. I think that it is unethuical because that should not be a option
I kind of agree that MAID should be eligable for everyone that is eligable right now, but I also don't think that mentally ill people should be eligable.
I think that maids should be allowed for eligible people right now. if you cant make your own decisions or are to young to understand what you are doing. the person offering the substance should be considered a murder
I somewhat agree with you, but I don't think mentally ill people should be eligible.
I think that MAID should be allowed for the people that are eligable right now. These requirements make sense to me. If you can't make your own decisions or are to young to understand what you are doing, the person offering the pill should be considered a murderer.
I agree that some of the things that make you eligable right now are good, but I don't think mentally ill people should be able to take it.
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