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I support the right of people to choose to end their life with dignity and it seems sad that people would have to resort to starving themselves to death. If thi
by snek_case 4y ago
I support the right of people to choose to end their life with dignity and it seems sad that people would have to resort to starving themselves to death. If this was legally sanctioned, an injection of opiates could be much quicker and less painful.
- notch898a 4y agoRight there with you. I mean if we're ok with doing stuff to make the suicide easier on them, why not like allow them some inert gas, drugs, or a firearm, or to be wheeled out to "see the sights from the top of a bridge." I really would not want to go out by starvation/dehydration.
- abfan1127 4y agofirearms are messy, both figuratively and literally. I agree on the nitrogen option though.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoI dont think avoiding legal is the only point. Many people would rather go out with VSED than via injection, as it is a more "natural" dying process. Edit: I find it very interesting that some people react negatively to this sentiment. Surely we can understand and respect that people hold different values and desires with respect to death.
- bigmattystyles 4y agoA painful cancer is more 'natural' - I'll take a crap ton of morphine please.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThats fine for you. Im just pointing out that people have different wishes and values with respect to death, and VSED is an attractive option for some. I think I would rather do it than morphine.
- Bluecobra 4y agoOne thing I would point out is where I live, you can only get morphine via pills if you elect in-home hospice. My father was terminally ill with cancer and chose to do in home hospice and he was always constantly in pain and uncomfortable despite having a enough drugs to fill the briefcase from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I think he would have been better off in a hospital or hospice facility where could have had a morphine drip. He refused to go to the hospice facility and even refused simple comforts like a recliner or hospital-style bed. It really painful to watch him slowly die and be always in pain. Hopefully when it's my time to go I can elect for lethal injection and not be a burden. I do not want to die in pain like my father.
- sidewndr46 4y agoIf I decide I am done, why would I stick it out to endure the pain & suffering of slowly starving to death? Once I make the call, I'm fine with taking the long nap.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoI don't think anyone is telling you what to do, but that doesn't preclude other people doing what they want. Some people would rather go through the experience of dying in a different way.
- sidewndr46 4y agoI don't think you understand the law in most US states. In most US states there is no legal mechanism to obtain drugs to voluntarily end your own life. Ironically guns on the other hand...
- standardUser 4y agoThe law is telling you what to do, very explicitly. That's the entire fucking point.
- s1artibartfast 4y agowhich law are you talking about? In what country and state? There is no legally mandated death by dehydration.
- BeFlatXIII 4y agoWhat's "natural" or not is for hippies.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoWhat does that mean?
- Euphorbium 4y agoNot everyone aspires to live a natural life.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoSure, I totally agree. I just don't understand the connection that it is bad if someone else chooses to do so. There's a surprising sentiment in this thread of hostile Judgment of people with different opinions on how they personally would like to go out.