You said two things that I didn't say. I didn't say that if you're found capable, you're eligible for MAID. I did not say that.
I am an absolute expert in capacity assessment, so the logical distinction I make is valid. I am saying that the CPA has some things wrong about capacity. If you look at the capacity literature, you'll get only about 75% agreement. If you have 25% of psychiatrists saying “capable” or “not capable”, that's a problem. That's an operational problem.
Then when the CPA says we can do this, it's a claim that is not defensible because if you're mistaken here and if you say someone is capable and they're not.... Lots of people pretend to be quite rational and can manage it for a while, which is why expertise matters and why relationship matters.
You've said two things I didn't say. In terms of long-term suffering—