No, I don't agree. I think there's a substantial difference between withholding or ceasing treatment and the act of intervention of the state, with its resources, to end a life. I think we know that MAID is an exception to Criminal Code provisions that criminalize murder and assisted suicide. What we're talking about here is creating some sort of exemption from the criminal law for a specific category of young people.
Currently, withholding life-saving treatment is not an individual decision. It is a decision that's litigated through a court process. There are witnesses, an adversary process, a judicial decision, an open court and reasons for a decision. All of those things are safeguards when it comes to the kinds of decisions that involve the withdrawal of life-saving treatment. To move towards a regime of MAID for mature minors is a completely different exercise and one that's deeply concerning when you're thinking about the fact that this is state intervention in ending a life.