You're right, the VA has been a nightmare for a long time. My understanding is that Trump had made moves early on his presidency to start to rectify it. I would love it if some folks who use the VA could share their experiences. Just like the FBI though, it will take a long time to fully improve. There are useless people at every level of every organization, and getting rid of them is one hell of a long term project.  Back to this article for a minute though, I don't understand what the point of it is? I have seen many American Thinker articles that I like, but this one needs more. We all know that Canada's healthcare system has some significant issues. However, I don't see the link between their single payer system and people deciding to taken an early exit. The Canadian Government and private insurers in the US can both decide not to pay for a treatment that would instantly become too expensive for the patient. The problem didn't start existing because of a single payer system, they just started tracking the deaths differently. It's rather disingenuous to say that the Doctor is murdering the patient. The alternative is the patient gets a gun and repaints the kitchen. Note: I am not advocating for single payer healthcare with my comment above, I am just pointing out my issue with the article. Personally, I think euthanasia should be completely legal in certain circumstances of failing health. The dirty secret of the nursing world is that assisted suicide goes on everyday when they remove the limiter on self administered morphine to terminally ill patients.