NYT Liberalism: Please die instead of us having to pay for your mental healthcare
The controversial essay was titled “Medical Assistance in Dying Should Not Exclude Mental Illness.” Martin, a father of five and a professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, recounted many of his past suicide attempts.He further said he has “talked many, many people ‘off the ledge.’”
The Canadian is well aware of his government’s contentious “medical assistance in dying” (MAID) program. Canada has an established assisted suicide program that is increasingly controversial for the lax manner in which some patients are approved.