what, ? that's what this article is about, The Canadian Government is asserting control over Canadian citizens choice.

Idk why there is a debate on a safe and effective way to kill someone. Its inert gas asphyxiation every time. As a welder, its been a threat my entire career. Its scary because its so easy. You go to work, you get a little tired, you doze off, and you die. Thats it. Your body has no way to tell the difference between oxygen, nitrogen, and argon.

A charity run clinic where patients have safe access to buy and self-administer gas? (Obviously no walk ins, ffs)

Add an option to buy a cremation too, with a discount if you don't care about cremains and don't mind being part of a bulk lot, and this would be perfect, no?

Those who can't afford these services but still require them should be comped using donations and the fees of those who can.

Honestly, I think having a safe and painless option for death available for when you eventually decide you need it, is something I think the majority of rational people will end up supporting, so I doubt a charity of this sort would be short on donations either.

Your sarcasm was plenty clear without the "s", FYI.

I have my own struggles.

I have attempted twice on my own.

I don't currently have a desire to.

But removing a dignified and personally chosen means of exiting leaves only the other, more messy ways.

Personally, i believe this option should be available to everyone for any reason.

I highly doubt any of them are telling you to off yourself (unless you've pissed them off for putting words in their mouth like this).

I've spent decades of my life in a depressive cloud & wish I hadn't been forced to by other control freaks telling me they enjoy life, so I can to if I just try hard enough - as if I haven't. They aren't stuck with my brain, and have no clue what it's like. I feel like I'm being used as cheap labor because I'm forced to make profit for other people just to keep my life from getting worse. Which is also why I haven't offed myself as my luck would cause the attempt to fail (as it once did - "fortunately" to no permanent ill effect), and also make my existence more unbearable.

Fuck Off with your obviously conservative control freak bullshit.

Theyre not yelling at you to go out the door by leaving it open.

Theyre shutting the door on others from being able to choose.

Sound like a typical conservative. Only your choice matters. :/

Thank you for your comments on this post, it echos many of my own thoughts on the situation.

Why does everybody think black and white on this?

I'm clinically depressed. You can tell a person with depression they deserve to live with dignity while also telling them the world as it exists is cruel. Why must the options either be telling depressed people to "suck it up", or essentially telling them to off themselves with no middle ground?

This all feels like having a dirty white shirt, having no washer or dryer to clean it, and when given the opportunity to ask for something, we ask to throw it out instead.