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>of sound-mind How do we determine this? What's a sound mind? One may argue that if one wants to die they, by definition, aren't in a sound mind and need menta
by nommm-nommm 10y ago
>of sound-mind
How do we determine this? What's a sound mind? One may argue that if one wants to die they, by definition, aren't in a sound mind and need mental health services instead.
- ci5er 10y agoAnd, in fact, they do measure it that way (at least in parts of the US). Once I couldn't get released from a hospital for a physical problem - and they used the same argument. Because they could. (I ended up calling my lawyer who came and reassured them that I was indeed crazy to want to leave, but that their liability ended when I signed the acknowledgement that I might die at any moment.) I'd assume that if it were to become legal, there would be some sort of evaluation process - the state does like its checklist of criteria met.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoIn practice the evaluation process is a complete joke. https://dredf.org/public-policy/assisted-suicide/some-oregon-assisted-suicide-abuses-and-complications/ https://dredf.org/public-policy/assisted-suicide/some-oregon...
- ci5er 10y agoI know. But the boxes, they must be checked. You can't do nothing.