From article:
A mother in Canada was horrified when she discovered that her son had made an appointment to kill himself with the help of a doctor.
The incident shines a light on how Canada’s assisted suicide program has spun entirely out of control.
On Sept. 7, Toronto resident Margaret Marsilla logged in to her 23-year-old son’s email account and discovered that he had applied for permission from the Canadian government to be killed. A doctor had approved the request and scheduled the murder for Sept. 22, Common Sense reported.
Marsilla knew that her son was depressed, but she didn’t know he was contemplating suicide.
He had diabetes, a history of drug abuse, and had lost sight in one eye. The latter appeared to be a tipping point for the young man, and he applied to the government’s “medical assistance in dying” program to end his own life.
An email confirmed that the procedure would entail two drugs, the first to put him in a coma and the second to stop his muscle movement and his ability to breathe. He would then die of suffocation in his sleep. The procedure would take no more than 10 minutes, the doctor said.
Marsilla was both frightened and outraged that the government and this doctor were working to kill her son. She posted her fears to Facebook, and the story went viral. “The doctor [literally] has given him the gun to kill himself,” Marsilla wrote.
As the young man’s case drew attention, things got so sticky for the doctor who approved the suicide that he canceled the procedure.
Sadly, Marsilla’s son is furious that he was unable to end his life. In an interview with Common Sense, he reiterated that his life is hopeless, that his blindness will only get worse, and that he simply wants to end his suffering.
“I was so ready [to die],” he said. “I was actually very looking forward to ending my pain and suffering.”
Suicide is on the rise in many countries, the World Health Organization noted last year. In the U.S., for instance, veteran suicides have drastically climbed. Law enforcement has seen a similar problem.
Canada’s assisted suicide program started with “good” intentions. At first, only the most extreme cases — mostly people over the age of 65 — were approved. But over time, the victims began skewing younger and younger.
https://www.westernjournal.com/mother-horrified-learn-sons-death-scheduled-two-weeks-skimming-email/
I think the guy simply gave up.
True. But Helen Keller did not give up. There are people lacking legs that haven't given up. Likewise, people lacking arms. All you need to feel pity for others and pray thanks for your own situation is to review the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Unimaginable injuries and disfigurements. Plenty of people messed up with combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, both physically and psychologically. This guy just had a weak character and wanted the easy way out. I would go so far as to say he hated his mother so much, he wanted to murder her only son. There was plenty he could do to change his future, but he didn't want to make the effort.
My younger brother came down with bladder cancer. He had to have an operation to remove it and reconstruct his bladder from available tissue. After that, he came down with peritonitis, and had to have 80 percent of his bowels removed. After that, he came down with kidney failure, was by a near miracle found unconscious in his apartment, and had his life saved only by being immediately transported to the nearest hospital. He was put on dialysis, 3 times a week. Through all this, he was holding down his engineering management job at work and was making plans to purchase a house, which he did. One night, after his dialysis treatment, he came home to relax before the gas fireplace in his favorite bean bag chair...and passed away in his sleep from heart failure. I was the executor of his estate. He kept very orderly notebooks, in which he was planning what to do with his yard work and and furniture arrangements. He did not complain. He was just looking forward. So, that's what I consider an example. We were together since I was 7 and he was 5. The world is less without him. My mother (still living) would have given anything to have kept him alive. And this cowardly fool in the posted story thought he had it so bad that life was worthless.
I have no intent to come down on you. You are right in what you say. It's late and this stirs up old and deep feelings.