It's expensive to support the disabled -- suicide kits are $39.95 - Winnipeg Free Press: The insidious bottom line is this -- last I looked, a take-home euthanasia kit in Oregon cost $39.95. That's a whole lot less expensive than providing someone with the supports they need to cope with the loss resulting from having a disability, and then providing them with the means to get on with the matters of daily living. It's way cheaper to let people suffer, or cut back services so life is untenable, or subtly convince people with disabilities that they have lives that aren't worth living. Imagine being inundated with the message that you have a right to end your miserable, burdensome, devalued life, because, really, it's your choice. Unfortunately, some people with disabilities are starting to drink that Kool-Aid.
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