Perhaps this is quite a bold response, but who are any of us in this room to decide how long someone has to suffer and how much their suffering has to be before they're granted the right to access an assisted death? I worry about having additional measures imposed on to people that then affect their ability to exercise their health care rights.
I want to reiterate that I think it's clear, and everyone has said it's clear, that no one wants to see someone die because of a lack of access to social and medical supports. If that ends up being a determining factor in why they're seeking death, who am I and who are we to prevent that?
I suppose that is where I would push the envelope a little bit in our thinking, meaning that, if we don't live in a country where people are supported—and this is not specific to people with disabilities—it still comes down to who decides how long and how much suffering is enough, and I think that rests with the person.