'I really think this would be the best decision for me. I've researched it. This is an informed decision,' said local man seeking MAID, not for terminal illness, but due to lack of hope
Since becoming legal in Canada in 2016, medical assistance in death has been reserved for the terminally ill as a merciful way to die; the core purpose of the original legislation was to give those who are suffering intolerably from a physical condition the choice to die on their own terms.
“I calmly explained it, in my right mind: I wasn't intoxicated or smoking dope or anything,” Dunlop told OrilliaMatters. “I just said I really think this would be the best decision for me. I've researched it. This is an informed decision. I'm not wasting your time.” The landlord gave him five days to move out, Dunlop said, and he’s been on the streets, struggling to get back on his feet ever since.
Dunlop was born to a dysfunctional family, he said, experienced physical and sexual abuse in the foster care system as a child, has previously attempted suicide, and both of his parents have now passed away. He recently began a job at a fast food restaurant in the city, but he said he’s been unable to keep his job due to a lack of stable housing.
The feelings behind his choice are amplified when he sees the deteriorating state of many people’s lives as a result of the ongoing housing crisis and widespread inflation. “A student trying to pay the rent, he shouldn't have to be in a shelter, man. There's honourable people on the streets,” he said. “I was seeing senior citizens in Halifax when I was there … old people on the street. Why? Couldn't afford the rent. They've never done drugs. They don't have mental illness. They're not a drunk.
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