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Assisted suicide not being a thing in most places is an absurdity to me. I can’t see the nobility in not having the option of going out cleanly on your own ter
by zzt123 5y ago
Assisted suicide not being a thing in most places is an absurdity to me.
I can’t see the nobility in not having the option of going out cleanly on your own terms as your body reaches the final stage of terminal decline.
I suppose one could say that in the United States, the 2nd Amendment guarantees your right to an effective form of self-assisted suicide, as long as you use your 5th amendment right to keep quiet on why.
- autoexec 5y agoGuns can be effective, but they are also very messy and plenty of people have attempted to kill themselves with a firearm and failed. The results of that are horrific and in some circumstances can leave a person unable to try again. I don't think you were advocating for it as a replacement for medically assisted suicide, I'm only pointing out that it's a poor substitute for what we really need.
- zzt123 5y agoYea it’s a poor substitute, not least of which because it can ruin any open casket funeral, given that the best odds of not vegetating yourself calls for short barrel, high caliber hollow point. Just terrible that it can end up being the primary option when you get to the point where you don’t want to go through the last few months of suffering with no hope of recovery. Just terrible.