A number of factors limit the choices available to a person:
- They may not have access to effective palliative care.
- Their health care may be delayed or denied based on economic factors or accessibility.
- People who don’t have home care services are forced into institutions, or have to rely on family so much that they feel like a burden.
- Anyone could ask for assisted suicide, but government standards and a doctor’s judgment determine who gets it.
- People with disabilities face discrimination and lack adequate supports to live as equals in the community.