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People quote these figures, and I wonder: what would a reasonable ratio of MAID vs "natural" death be?

I understand that Catholics and others will assert zero, full stop. Fair enough. I am grateful they have argued their case so well in the UK.

But for those that approve of it in principle, how many is too many?




Well in terms of the question of whether we've 'gone too far', I don't think the total number or ratio is relevant - what is are what requirements are in place for this sort of thing. Even if 20% of deaths are through MAID, that doesn't necessarily mean that the requirements are too lax or that the system is being abused - another explanation would be that that many people simply don't want to suffer through an unpreventable death.

This number/ratio will surely only go up too, as people become more aware of it and it becomes more culturally acceptable.




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