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What is the difference between suicide and medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada?

Suicide MAID
people thinking about suicide do not actually want to die, they want the pain of living to end hastens death for people in irremediable circumstances whose death is reasonably foreseeable
often carried out alone and in secrecy, leaving loved ones with devastating grief and a legacy of pain involves decision-making by medical personnel and the option to involve loved ones
often violent and carried out by people do not enter and or are misunderstood by the medical system non-violent medical intervention
with appropriate support and care, recovery is possible increased palliative care can help ease the suffering of dying, though death remains reasonably foreseeable

 

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