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/
Unpopular opinion
I’ve suffered with treatment resistant depression for most of my life. I’ve had a few good years here and there, but to be perfectly honest… I’ve not wanted to be on this planet for a long time. things got super bad, when I lost my job, my house, and my husband all in the same year. I had an emotional breakdown, well more normal than usual. L O L! And I just wanted to die. I just wanted to die every single day. I hated my life, and I didn’t want to be here. Even though I was a Christian, I was not walking with God, so I know that those feelings were not from him. But somehow I was comforted in knowing where I would go when I would die.
However; I made a decision a long time ago, that I would never commit suicide, although I wanted to do it daily. I would never do that to my family, or to my daughter, because I thought how selfish is that? So I just came up with a way to deal with it, I would make jokes…. I don’t know what’s worse… Wanting to kill yourself, or knowing that you can’t. Suicide is a luxury as far as I’m concerned!
I can honestly understand why somebody would want to end their life. But that’s very risky business if you do not have Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. My daughter suffers from depression as well, we made a pact… That if we were actually going to follow through with killing ourselves, that we would let one another know first, so that was that. About four years ago we actually had a discussion about opening a clinic where people could commit suicide if they wanted to. That’s just insane isn’t it? That’s how dark, and that’s how hopeless our lives were at the time.
But I’ve got good news for you… I decided to give my life back to Jesus, and I started doing ketamine infusions for depression. My life has turned around completely, and my daughter is working on her depression as well. She’s finally back in my life after 10 months on a sabbatical. I’m not saying I’m still pleased with being on this planet, but life is much better than it used to be. I can actually find happiness in some things.
For those who don’t know Christ, I can actually imagine the despair, the misery, and the hopelessness that they are enduring. I put aside the idea of opening a Suicide center, an attribute it to basically being insane for the idea at the time. Can you imagine? What the hell was wrong with me? i’m just saying… I completely understand why people don’t want to be here. Take a look around… Things are not going so great these days. But I find my peace and contentment in following the Lord, and knowing where I go when I die.
I hope this young man gets some help, and that his mother does more than try to blame somebody else for why he is the way he is. She might want to take a look at herself, and see where things went wrong while she was raising him. Maybe that would help. My prayers go out to this family sorry for the long answer or the long comment.
I'm glad you're doing better. And I'm not sure why you presume the opinion would be unpopular. Seems valid to me.
Well because suicide is always look looked at as a negative thing. And at this point in time, I still really don’t think its that bad, unless somebody’s not saved. But that’s kind of messed up. It truly is a luxury as far as I’m concerned. The people suicide affects the most all the people left behind, that’s why I’ve ever done it. I would never, never do that to my mother and my daughter.
You are a believer and the Word of God says Death is the enemy. And in the end Death will be destroyed.
It's very bad and you should change your mind on it.
Sure death is the enemy but Jesus defeated death. And we all die in the end