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Canada's Assisted Suicide Law and a Diabetic 23-Year-Old

from Donbas | The Tim Dillon Show #319 · #319

5 min

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Tim reacts to a news story about Canada's MAID euthanasia program approving a 23-year-old diabetic man with vision loss for assisted suicide, and his mother's frantic attempt to stop it after finding out through his Facebook and email.

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  • Canada's assisted suicide law allows people to sign up for Medical Assistance in Dying over relatively minor issues like a bad day.
  • A 23-year-old diabetic named Kiano was approved for assisted suicide after losing sight in one eye and struggling with depression.
  • Tim finds it insane that Canada would approve someone with diabetes and partial blindness to die at 23 rather than someone with late-stage cancer.
  • When Kiano's mother called the doctor posing as a prospective patient with similar conditions, the physician seemed eager to accommodate her request.
  • The approval process in Canada is so casual that calling with diabetes and describing yourself gets you scheduled for assisted suicide with minimal pushback.
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CanadaMAIDKeanoExpressVPNMargaret MarcillaJoshua Terrer

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