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I'm going to play the otherside argument: if there are underlying mental health issues you can sometimes do everything right and the loved one isn't able to receive it or process it without a negative filter and they want to leave the world anyway.
We had this happen with a family member. Validation, love, therapies, medicine changes, activities. Their brain just was not working right and thought our love etc were "faked" so you make them less guilty. Had MAID been an option they would have chosen it.
They had a suicide attempt that 99% should have killed them. From extreme trauma their personality was fractured, as it came back together there was a eureka moment for them.
They occassionally struggle with bad days when idle, but overall they say they can't believe they were trapped in that mindspace and couldn't see how much they were valued and loved. They, and we, are thankful for this second opportunity.
Not everyone can be "fixed" or their suffering eliminated, but every single case is unique...and family want to hope that person see the otherside.
But I will 100% vote in favour of people having this choice, because if somebody lives to 90 and everyday was hell then that is not living anyway