I shared my experience being offered MAiD in lieu of treatment. The right says I “deserve it” because it’s what I voted for. The left are mad I’m giving the right fodder to attack the program. I don’t deserve this and I’m not fodder. I’m one person pleading for compassionThe comments on my post are why disabled people are scared to speak up about MAiD. We don’t want the right to twist our words and use our experience to further a political agenda. We don’t want the left angry with us that we’re supporting a so called right wing narrative.We don’t deserve that. Disabled lives are MOST at risk from assisted dying programs, especially those who are homeless, multiple marginalized and on government support. Healthcare is of course political, but I wish MAiD would stop being a left versus right issue.The core issues we need to discuss are autonomy, suffering, quality of life, ableism and eugenics. It shouldn’t be about religion. It shouldn’t be about how you vote. A dignified right to die can’t exist when a dignified right to life isn’t guaranteed.So please, take my example and heart and ask if you’re listening to disabled voices or more concerned about your own right to die when your time comes. Ask yourself if you care about “preserving life” or are using my story to further a political agenda.Don’t use the example of your terminally ill loved one who chose MAiD and avoided suffering. Disabled people are not “choosing” it. They’re having it pushed at them for non terminal conditions. They’re being made to feel like a number on a spreadsheet instead of a life.I don’t have the answers. I don’t know if there’s any way to fix this program. I hope there is I hope people can understand how devastating it is to be offered death instead of care. I hope people start listening to the disabled voices who’ve been shouting about this for years.Lastly, to those with wildly different political viewpoints than me who offered genuine support and compassion on my post… thank you. Thank you for seeing past the divide and showing up with kindness and empathy. It gave me hope that we can work together and find a solution.

I shared my experience being offered MAiD in lieu of treatment. The right says I “deserve it” because it’s what I voted for. The left are mad I’m giving the right fodder to attack the program. I don’t deserve this and I’m not fodder. I’m one person pleading for compassion ... The comments on my post are why disabled people are scared to speak up about MAiD. We don’t want the right to twist our words and use our experience to further a political agenda. We don’t want the left angry with us that we’re supporting a so called right wing narrative. ... We don’t deserve that. Disabled lives are MOST at risk from assisted dying programs, especially those who are homeless, multiple marginalized and on government support. Healthcare is of course political, but I wish MAiD would stop being a left versus right issue. ... The core issues we need to discuss are autonomy, suffering, quality of life, ableism and eugenics. It shouldn’t be about religion. It shouldn’t be about how you vote. A dignified right to die can’t exist when a dignified right to life isn’t guaranteed. ... So please, take my example and heart and ask if you’re listening to disabled voices or more concerned about your own right to die when your time comes. Ask yourself if you care about “preserving life” or are using my story to further a political agenda. ... Don’t use the example of your terminally ill loved one who chose MAiD and avoided suffering. Disabled people are not “choosing” it. They’re having it pushed at them for non terminal conditions. They’re being made to feel like a number on a spreadsheet instead of a life. ... I don’t have the answers. I don’t know if there’s any way to fix this program. I hope there is I hope people can understand how devastating it is to be offered death instead of care. I hope people start listening to the disabled voices who’ve been shouting about this for years. ... Lastly, to those with wildly different political viewpoints than me who offered genuine support and compassion on my post… thank you. Thank you for seeing past the divide and showing up with kindness and empathy. It gave me hope that we can work together and find a solution.