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If you let an animal die like this, it would be called animal cruelty. I'm happy we have the option here in The Netherlands for a less painful and dignified dea
by jstsch 15y ago
If you let an animal die like this, it would be called animal cruelty. I'm happy we have the option here in The Netherlands for a less painful and dignified death.
- wpietri 15y agoI would also prefer the option of assisted suicide, but hospice is a reasonable option. Hospice doctors and nurses are trained in palliative medicine, and the hospices themselves are peaceful places, very different then hospitals. I have unfortunately spent significant time at two hospices this year, and had an old friend choose hospice care at home. It was a very humane way to go, with no suffering. I think self-euthenasia should be allowed, but letting nature take its course has a certain clarity to it. Especially in cases like these, where disease progression impairs decision-making faculties.