Boer makes it clear, that once euthanasia becomes accepted that it will logically extend to more and more conditions, and once a culture normalizes euthanasia that in fact it becomes a right, rather than a last resort.
There could be nothing more cruel and abandoning to despairing people than telling them their voluntary deaths have greater value than their continuing lives.
The Canadian government should heed the results of this study and ensure that if euthanasia becomes legal, that it is not permitted for psychiatric reasons.
The leading Dutch right-to-die society is seeking talks with the Dutch medical association for approval of a 'peaceful pill' which will allow its members to kill themselves without the help of a doctor.