I suppose we look at patients, or Canadians, and say that you have the right to make decisions about how you live and how you die. I don't have an issue with people accessing medical assistance in dying based on their own personal core values. What I do have an issue with is offering medical assistance in dying for people who are really depressed and stuck and who feel that their case is irremediable because of their social determinants of health.
If you are impoverished or if you are isolated, then you feel that there is no end to your suffering, so we need to ensure that all these people have access to food, housing and any treatments that could change the course of their illness.