I’m sorry, but the Supreme Court did say that a blanket exclusion is contrary to an individualized assessment. We cannot consider that belonging to a category of people justifies excluding them from access to medical assistance in dying. Assessments must therefore be made on a case-by-case basis. However, if we end up saying that people with disabilities would not have access to medical assistance in dying simply because they have a disability, we are engaging in systemic discrimination.
You may disagree with me on this, but that is what I understand from what you are saying. You are saying that medical assistance in dying should not be a solution and should not appear to be a solution. Indeed, it is not a solution. We must be able to treat people properly, which is an absolute right.
Before the Superior Court of Quebec, Ms. Gladu said she wanted to have that option, that choice. She was disabled; she lived a full and complete life, but she wanted the possibility of accessing medical assistance in dying. If she had been denied that, it would have been systemic discrimination.