monkiesandtool t1_jdd0tua wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:57 PM

Reply to comment by newtoRI22 in Rhode Island discussing potential medically assisted death in terminal patients by Previous_Floor

Wait a sec; Isn't Canada's Model a single payer system that's funded by the taxpayer?

newtoRI22 t1_jdd2hr5 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Single payer doesn’t mean that everything is covered.

You can read about the issue here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/canadas-health-care-woes-are-pushing-people-with-disabilities-toward-medically-assisted-death

HawkingDoingWheelies t1_jddcr8w wrote on March 23, 2023 at 4:14 PM

Yes, which goes to show you its not a blanket solution and even Canada struggles with affordability of their healthcare program, which is why they expanded MAID to include people with mental illness because it's cheaper for the government to kill them then support them