Madam Speaker, they might be in a pitiful state. However, that does not mean that one would end their lives because they are in a pitiful state. In our eyes, there are a lot of people who are in a pitiful state when we look at them. However, nobody says that they necessarily want to end their lives. We may not like to see them suffering and reduced to a pitiful state, as the member called it, but they do not necessarily see that. Therefore, what we are trying to do is find that balance.
I hate the idea that anyone would be in such pain that they would ask to have his or her life ended. I would like to make that person as comfortable as possible and help him or her in every way we humanly can. I do not want to see a whole lot of people saying that their lives are miserable and that they want to end them. There are a bunch of conditions in Bill C-14. They would have to get two opinions. There is a whole list of things. Therefore, it would not be done casually. However, it is all in the eye of the beholder.
I do not want to make this easy, and I do not think Bill C-14 does that. It is trying find a balance that is fair for people to be able to make a decision if they are in a horrific situation. My seatmate may be in that situation.
What would the member say if he was asked and the person fit the conditions? I am not sure.