The NDP amendment uses practically the same terms: “... that causes them enduring suffering that is intolerable to them in the circumstances of their condition;”.
We have to make a distinction between the final stage of life and the final stage of an illness. Someone may in fact be in the final stage of an illness and live for a very long time, but individuals with certain degenerative conditions could be in a vegetative state—a situation that average people deem to be completely unacceptable. I noticed earlier that there was some confusion over this.
I feel that, by adopting these amendments, we would be complying strictly with the Carter decision and would avoid any issues related to legal challenges. An individual can find themselves in a situation where someone would claim that their condition can be healed or a treatment can be administered, while palliative care has been accepted and considered a good medical practice for a long time. I'm talking about imposing treatments that constitute aggressive therapy.