Penny Smith
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And they're just really enmeshed in their grief. It's become their whole personality to hate. And so I just ignore it most of the time.
And they're just really enmeshed in their grief. It's become their whole personality to hate. And so I just ignore it most of the time.
It's two completely different things. Right, right, right. So euthanasia is legal in Canada. It's what we do to our pets, actually, in the US. And that is when a medical professional is administering a medication to end the life of a being. And that's how they do their medical aid in dying in Canada. A medical professional, a doctor, will administer the medication.
It's two completely different things. Right, right, right. So euthanasia is legal in Canada. It's what we do to our pets, actually, in the US. And that is when a medical professional is administering a medication to end the life of a being. And that's how they do their medical aid in dying in Canada. A medical professional, a doctor, will administer the medication.
It's two completely different things. Right, right, right. So euthanasia is legal in Canada. It's what we do to our pets, actually, in the US. And that is when a medical professional is administering a medication to end the life of a being. And that's how they do their medical aid in dying in Canada. A medical professional, a doctor, will administer the medication.
In the US, euthanasia is not legal. Medical aid in dying is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia. And that is very, very strict guidelines for this. You have to have a terminal condition with a no question about it, six months of life expectancy or less to be able to qualify. There's a waiting period. You have to be determined to be of sound mind.
In the US, euthanasia is not legal. Medical aid in dying is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia. And that is very, very strict guidelines for this. You have to have a terminal condition with a no question about it, six months of life expectancy or less to be able to qualify. There's a waiting period. You have to be determined to be of sound mind.
In the US, euthanasia is not legal. Medical aid in dying is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia. And that is very, very strict guidelines for this. You have to have a terminal condition with a no question about it, six months of life expectancy or less to be able to qualify. There's a waiting period. You have to be determined to be of sound mind.
Nobody else can make the decision for you. You have to make it for yourself. You have to self-administer the medication. Therein lies the difference. A medical professional is not giving you the drug. You are taking it yourself. A family member or a volunteer can mix up the medication and hand it to you, but you have to consume it yourself.
Nobody else can make the decision for you. You have to make it for yourself. You have to self-administer the medication. Therein lies the difference. A medical professional is not giving you the drug. You are taking it yourself. A family member or a volunteer can mix up the medication and hand it to you, but you have to consume it yourself.
Nobody else can make the decision for you. You have to make it for yourself. You have to self-administer the medication. Therein lies the difference. A medical professional is not giving you the drug. You are taking it yourself. A family member or a volunteer can mix up the medication and hand it to you, but you have to consume it yourself.
Ten states and the District of Columbia. I don't know all the states. I know some of them, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Vermont. I can't remember the rest of them.
Ten states and the District of Columbia. I don't know all the states. I know some of them, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Vermont. I can't remember the rest of them.
Ten states and the District of Columbia. I don't know all the states. I know some of them, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Vermont. I can't remember the rest of them.
Yeah, it's trying to be growing. It's in legislation in other states all the time. They're trying to push it through in other states, but it doesn't really. Oh, yeah, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey.
Yeah, it's trying to be growing. It's in legislation in other states all the time. They're trying to push it through in other states, but it doesn't really. Oh, yeah, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey.
Yeah, it's trying to be growing. It's in legislation in other states all the time. They're trying to push it through in other states, but it doesn't really. Oh, yeah, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey.
Up until last year, you had to be a resident of the state. But last year, Oregon and Vermont passed laws to where you can come into the state and do it there. You don't have to be a resident. Because it's limiting for people who don't live in those states. They have no other resources. And when we don't allow this, people take matters into their own hands.
Up until last year, you had to be a resident of the state. But last year, Oregon and Vermont passed laws to where you can come into the state and do it there. You don't have to be a resident. Because it's limiting for people who don't live in those states. They have no other resources. And when we don't allow this, people take matters into their own hands.
Up until last year, you had to be a resident of the state. But last year, Oregon and Vermont passed laws to where you can come into the state and do it there. You don't have to be a resident. Because it's limiting for people who don't live in those states. They have no other resources. And when we don't allow this, people take matters into their own hands.