Yes, I find this very worrying. If we fund initiatives to euthanise people based on suffering due to autism, then it will direct funds away from supporting people living with autism. I am supportive of assisted dying in some circumstances, like terminally ill people, but I have a lot of concerns about how it would expand (and already has expanded in every country that it's been legalised in, so far) to include other cohorts: psychiatric conditions, social isolation, suffering due to poverty...
There's already quite a high percentage of autistic people in the statistics for euthanasia.
The government of Canada is considering legalizing MAID for autism. Medical Assistance In Dying…
Yes, I find this very worrying. If we fund initiatives to euthanise people based on suffering due to autism, then it will direct funds away from supporting people living with autism. I am supportive of assisted dying in some circumstances, like terminally ill people, but I have a lot of concerns about how it would expand (and already has expanded in every country that it's been legalised in, so far) to include other cohorts: psychiatric conditions, social isolation, suffering due to poverty...
There's already quite a high percentage of autistic people in the statistics for euthanasia.
This is amazing insight and I’m glad I came across this. Thank you for sharing this!
Yes, they're doing very good work and I'm happy to share it. I hope it encourages more autism organisations to speak out