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Well I am sure no system is perfect but the people that choose to end their life have to meet several criteria. They first need to be of sound mind when they make this decision (and this is one of the current issues being sorted out). So they talk with their doctor and express interest. They then are seen by other health care providers like psychologist who discuss it more. They are spoken to privately without the family present. It is their decision in the end and only theirs. Once they choose a time they need to still be fully alert and aware and they have to personally push the button that ends their life. And that is one of the issues, some people do not want to live if they become paralyzed or brain dead. But we can not euthanize those people even if they expressed that wish before.

I have worked in hospice and they do MAID there all the time. It was a weird feeling to see a family and their loved one head into the downstairs where they would all sit around and tell them person how much they are loved and then that person would end their life. But I know it is the right thing.