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My only concern is it becoming normalized to the point those suffering from long-term depression are encouraged to seek a medically assisted suicide rather than
by throwntoday 4y ago
My only concern is it becoming normalized to the point those suffering from long-term depression are encouraged to seek a medically assisted suicide rather than play the hand they were dealt.
I can't think of many crimes greater than a government encouraging people to kill themselves instead of helping them overcome their tribulations.
- lwansbrough 4y agoWhile I agree, it's just as easy for a nihilist to argue that it doesn't matter at all. It purely comes from your perspective on the value of life, which in the case of Canada, the government leaves to the holder of that life.
- pedalpete 4y agoI think "encouraging" is very much not the correct word. Even "option" wouldn't be right. It's "allowing".