I'll give you an example, Dr. van Veen.
In their report, the experts say that people under the age of 30 wouldn't be allowed to request medical assistance in dying. Just because you make the request doesn't mean that you're eligible. In Quebec, for example, medical assistance in dying isn't available to anyone diagnosed with an intellectual disability. Limits and criteria are used. I sincerely believe that we'll never get all psychiatrists to agree. However, we're talking here about preserving the right to self‑determination.
Do you agree that members of the scientific community could settle on fairly tight criteria in order to support a schizophrenic person, for example, who, after 25 years of suffering and treatment, ultimately wants to avoid dying in what they consider completely unacceptable conditions, and that this person has the right to decide for themselves?
Can we find criteria that would help these types of people get what they want?
