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Should terminally ill children under the age of 18 be allowed to choose medically assisted death without their parents' consent?

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Strongly agree

No

Current Liberal legislation (Bill C-14 and Bill C-7) explicitly limits MAID to persons at least 18 years of age, reflecting a cautious approach to eligibility criteria. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, children fundamentally lack the cognitive development and legal capacity to consent to an irreversible life-ending decision

This aligns with the legal and ethical framework the Liberal government has used to justify the current 18+ age restriction, emphasizing the need for full legal capacity for such an irreversible decision. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, but only if independent medical boards unanimously conclude the minor fully comprehends the finality of their decision

A 2023 Special Joint Committee (AMAD) involving Liberal MPs recommended exploring MAID for 'mature minors' where death is foreseeable, but the government has not implemented this and remains hesitant to extend rights to minors. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

The Liberal Party has consistently maintained that MAID is restricted to adults aged 18 and over; despite parliamentary studies into 'mature minors,' the party has not moved to legalize access for children, let alone without parental consent. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, bodily autonomy is a human right and a mature minor in agony should not be forced by parents to needlessly suffer

While the Liberal Party views MAID through the lens of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, they have prioritized strict safeguards and have shown no policy appetite for allowing minors to bypass parental consent for life-ending decisions. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, state-sanctioned child suicide is a dystopian healthcare failure and we must instead heavily invest in palliative hospice care

The Liberal Party views MAID as a compassionate healthcare service and a constitutional right; they would strongly reject the 'dystopian healthcare failure' and 'state-sanctioned suicide' rhetoric often used by their political opponents. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, life is inherently sacred and all forms of medically assisted suicide must be strictly criminalized regardless of age

The Liberal Party was the architect of Canada's MAID framework and views the right to a dignified death as a matter of personal autonomy and Charter rights, fundamentally opposing any return to total criminalization. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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