For real! To many people think all mental illness is treatable. Sometimes it's not
I would probably amend that to acknowledge all mental illnesses are treatable and theoretically manageable but that, in practical terms, it should be up to the individual to determine which treatments or how much treatment is reasonable for them to go through before saying, "OK, that's enough for me."
For example, no psychiatrist worth their credentials would ever say that a patient's depression is untreatable. Strictly biologically speaking, depression is always theoretically treatable and subject to improvement. And while some mental illnesses are incurable, they'll always be theoretically manageable.
Where MAID (medical assistance in dying) comes in, is in the patient's practical limitations.
Man, 28, Chooses Euthanasia Rather Than Live with Bipolar Disorder, Documents His 'Last Supper' with Thousands of Strangers
Naturally, the article here is of a pro-life bias as the headline
"...Chooses Euthanasia Rather Than Live with Bipolar Disorder..." implies a negative has been chosen over a positive. Also minimizing the years of treatments he's been through.
Rare is the media outlet that allows its readers to make their own judgements about MAID based on just the facts without being subconsciously influenced by veiled, agenda-pushing bias on the part of the publisher. (Not that I'd ever expect People Magazine to be an industry leader or anything.)
After sharing his story publicly, Awuah-Darko received responses with mixed emotions ... those with pleas to change his mind
Violating a boundary that shouldn't be crossed.
People applying for MAID shouldn't be subjected to "pleas to change their mind". Exception to their loved ones, to a limited extent. But friends, acquaintances, and internet strangers? That's a line that really shouldn't be crossed.
He is waiting for approval, which could take up to four years.
And this seems problematic.
The wait time, hopefully not a harbinger for MAID's mental illness expansion elsewhere...
