An extremely complicated story handled with grace, intelligence, and force by the great @epcalabro.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The country gave its citizens the right to die. Doctors are struggling to keep up with demand.
Canada's experience with this complex issue is of interest to many. But first we're confronted by that ludicrous headline.
I will apply to MAID without hesitation should I be diagnosed with certain diseases… not just for my quality of life but also to spare the hardship of a slow demise for my family. My life, my choice 🇨🇦
But a lurid headline that is misleading.
“Canada is killing itself”. So we know the bias before we even begin reading, and it doesn’t disappoint. Beautifully cherry-picked. Even as she attempts to balance with a positive scenario, the tone is cold.
I watched my mother die of Pancreatic cancer. They filled her full of morphine & IV fluids. She begged us (me & my brothers/sisters) to help her; to just leave a knife on the bedside table or throw her out the 2nd storey window. She cried out in pain or was so doped up she slept for days. 2/x
As an Atlantic subscriber for many years, I was extremely disappointed in the negative treatment given the very morally complex issue of Dying With Dignity. I wondered if the title had been concocted by some eager beaver copy editor to attract eyeballs to a very serious topic.
