I think the most critical thing here is the individual rights and focusing on those.
I recognize that there are people in difficult circumstances. However, over the past five and a half years, many people—dozens and dozens from all across Canada, New Zealand and Australia—have approached me and shared their personal stories with me. I've written about them in the Dying with Dignity Canada blog. It all comes back to the same thing: these people are not destitute. They have homes. They have the means to live a life with all of the necessities. However, it is an individual choice.
There comes a point when your quality of life is so poor that there is no desire to continue. That is critical. It's the individual making the choice. It's what's acceptable to them. There's no point in the doctor saying, “Well, I think you have another good three or four years ahead. If you just wait a few more years, you'll feel differently”. That's not the point. The point is, I feel that way right now, and it is my right.
When my condition, to me, is irremediable, I have the right to make the choice about what's right for me.