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This week's chapter introduced us to two relevant theories that have a lot to do with assisted suicide: the pluralist model and public choice theory.The legalization of doctor aided suicide by the Supreme Court of Canada may be seen through the lenses of pluralist and public choice political theory. Interest groups and the ways in which their activities might affect political decisions are the unit of study for pluralist theory. Interest groups have to fight not just to have their issues on the political agenda but also to get their ideas about how these problems should be solved and implemented into laws. It is obvious that interest groups pushing for patients to have the last word in whether to terminate their suffering had an influence on the government's eventual decision on this matter. It is evident that the podcast raised awareness among some of the interest groups interested in this matter and highlighted the arguments made by the competing interest groups. The public choice theory is an additional idea that the textbook highlights. The behavior of people who want to maximize their own gain and minimize their personal loss when it comes to public policy is explained by public choice theory. People often make decisions based on what they think would maximize their own benefits and minimize their expenses. The unanimous ruling suggests that all Supreme Court justices thought that allowing physician assisted suicide would result in more advantages and less expenses than keeping it illegal. This theory also incorporates the notion that the contemporary state's function is to mediate disputes between competing interest groups on this subject. This theory also incorporates the notion that the contemporary state's function is to mediate disputes between competing interest groups on this subject. This hypothesis is well demonstrated by the circumstances surrounding medically assisted suicide, where the state is acting as a mediator between the two conflicting interest groups—those who support and those who oppose the practice. Upon listening to the podcast, it became evident to me that the physicians, the government, individuals who support and oppose assisted suicide, and organizations that support either side are the main actors involved in this choice. CBC News reports that Kevin Ogilvie, a Conservative senator, and Liberal MP Robery Olipant chaired the committee that introduced the assisted dying bill. Individuals have a responsibility to voice their diverse viewpoints and stand up for what they think is right. Organizations, like hospitals, have an obligation to consider the opinions of the public in light of the decision's outcome. The state's involvement entails considering the viewpoints of competing interest groups and then approving the legislation. It was the state's responsibility to weigh both sides of the argument, examine any allegations that the legislation violated a charter right, and determine if the measure was constitutional.

References Miljan, L. A. (2022). Public policy in Canada: An introduction . Oxford University Press. Mohan, N. (2024). Unit 04: Public Policy Context. University of Guelph. https://courselink.uoguelph.ca/d2l/le/content/858118/Home Wright, L. (2016, April 15). Here are some key players in Canada’s right-to-die legislation: CBC News . CBCnews. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/doctor-assisted-death-key-players-1.3535912#:~:text=Assisted%20dyin g%20bill%20introduced&text=The%20committee%20was%20led%20by,the%20rest%20of%20the%20c ommittee.

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