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"Death panels" sounded absurd in 2009, especially given who is most famous for introducing us the term. In 2023, when I look at Canada's ever expanding MAiD pro
by nsxwolf 4y ago
"Death panels" sounded absurd in 2009, especially given who is most famous for introducing us the term. In 2023, when I look at Canada's ever expanding MAiD programs, it doesn't seem as absurd.
If you're a government bureaucrat tasked with reducing healthcare expenditures, in a society that's made the determination that suicide is an acceptable medical treatment, you are incentivized to increase the practice.
- mindslight 4y ago"Death panels" was absurd because it's a hyperbolic description of what private "insurers" already did. If you're a corporate bureaucrat tasked with reducing healthcare expenditures ... I agree that Canada's pushing for classifying suicide as medical treatment is worrying. Suicide is a human right, but making it part of the medical system's all-encompassing paternalism is regressive. In general we need less intermediation between individuals and medical care, not more. And the "insurance" cartel is one hell of an intermediary. The concept of the HMO is a complete failure, and they should be made illegal for their basic anti-competitiveness.
- triceratops 4y agoIf we're going to have death panels either way, I'd at least prefer the panelists don't get bonuses for choosing death thank you very much. Better if those bonuses go into reducing deaths.
- duxup 4y agoPersonally I think many later in life decisions can both save money and benefit the individual. Do not do not resuscitate and forgoing treatment can make people’s lives better, reduce suffering.