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In my own personal opinion, probably not. I would suspect that particular situation was the worst one that person had to make as a spouse. I don't think I could do that to my own partner even if she was deep in dementia.
To me the tragedy here is that the person was denied palliative but not MAID, despite wanting palliative. But I suppose that is what happens when you have a government healthcare system. The bureaucrats decide what resources they're willing to spend on you
It's a confusing field, at least on the US side. What people think is palliative care can be multiple programs, depending which care system you are in. For instance, the VA side for veterans has multiple modes of care before true palliative status, and it operates like coverage but it's not insurance at all; it's direct service. On the HMO side, depending which plan you have, palliative may be a center with nurse-assistance or it may just be a bag of drugs and go home. Depends on your plan. The illusion of healthcare being there for an elder is really a very complex technical jungle at the time when their cognitive ability to understand bureacracy is the worst.
I understand. But is caregiver burnout a legitimate reason to perform MAID against a person's wishes?