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I suppose this is an unpopular opinion, but when I am old or if I have a severe incurable disease, I want to choose how I die. And if a doctor has the grace to
by clnq 4y ago
I suppose this is an unpopular opinion, but when I am old or if I have a severe incurable disease, I want to choose how I die. And if a doctor has the grace to give me a dignified death, I do not want them to be prosecuted for it or to have to do it in secrecy (as medics already do).
Whether it's a slippery slope or not, I think it is progressive not to gatekeep medically assisted suicide too much. Modern medicine should offer a choice for each individual - to live or to die, not a prescription to live through suffering and pain at an immense economic and societal cost. Death is a normal, natural part of life that will come for all of us. The amount of suffering before death should be each person's choice.