Opinion: Despite ongoing ethical questions, British Columbians could lead the world in this form of death.
Are Canadians putting the value of individual autonomy above an “ethic of care?” In this photo, Gloria Taylor, the plaintiff in a landmark assisted suicide case, arrives at B.C. Supreme Court, pushed by her sister Patty Ferguson Dec. 1, 2011.Pullman, however, deserves credit for keeping track of the mixed ramifications of Canada’s revolution in assisted dying, particularly as polls reveal about one in 10 have experienced friends or family members ending their lives this way.
Pullman does not oppose assisted death for people in exceptional circumstances. But he questions how policymakers have given up their earlier commitment to making sure euthanasia was available mainly to those facing a “reasonably foreseeable natural death,” which typically means within six months.Article content
There is another safeguard issue for Canada, where in almost all cases physicians and nurse practitioners directly inject patients with lethal drugs. That’s in contrast to American states, which use an “oral protocol.” U.S. physicians simply prescribe medication to patients who are then expected to administer it themselves.
, Pullman says Canadians could think deeper about opting too quickly for assisted death over adequate care.offered assisted death instead of treatment.
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