Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) is a pretty good parody of Shakespeare’s play, I kid you not.
Watched it with my boys and for research (into R & J adaptations), and was surprised to enjoy it.
Amidst all the #RoaldDahl censorship dunking, do not forget that there is a not insignificant amount of people, often in mid-level power positions, who totally believe this is the correct program for the way forward.
The "Report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying" covers:
⁃palliative care
⁃safeguards for those w/ disabilities
⁃euthanasia where a mental disorder is the sole underlying condition
⁃euthanasia for teens
⁃advance directives
#cdnpoli
Undermining parental rights, Rec. 19 proposes "parents... of a mature minor be consulted in the course of the assessment process for MAID[/euthanasia], but that the will of a minor who is found to have the requisite decision-making capacity ultimately take priority." #cdnpoli
Recommendation 4 is "that the Gov. of Canada... increase awareness of the importance of engaging w/ First Nations, Inuit & Métis on the subject of MAID" even though, on p. 21, it's noted that for some, "Their view of MAID is that it essentially amounts to genocide." #cdnpoli
Randy Obenauer, 74, of Kelowna, Canada, cries as he tries to clean his own catheter. His friend had requested additional care for him, but his care providers asked if he would be interested in undergoing euthanasia instead.