Thank you.
In a few words, suffering is only one of the criteria. There are several others, including the ability to consent, all of which must be considered and evaluated very rigorously.
Even if a patient has difficulties speaking, we cannot circumvent the last criterion or all the others that ensure that medical assistance in dying is administered very rigorously and in full compliance with the law. I am therefore not concerned about the possibility that some patients who are ineligible for MAID may have inappropriate access to it.