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Can you explain further? Eugenics could well be a goal of euthanasia for some folks, but within the context of the article, newly acquired impairment is mention
by hammyhavoc 3y ago
Can you explain further? Eugenics could well be a goal of euthanasia for some folks, but within the context of the article, newly acquired impairment is mentioned.
If you lose your eyesight, hearing, mobility et al suddenly due to an accident, that has no impact on your DNA and spreading any further disability in reproducing. However, being dead may well be preferable to feeling locked in for a lot of folks.
- rdtsc 3y agoOr perhaps there is way to restore sight, but it’s costly, has a long wait, and besides, there is this much quicker and cheaper “treatment” a patient might try. Another scenario, a person with a mental health condition stops taking their medication. They live alone. They have a mental crisis, end up in a clinic. It’s a busy time and doctors don’t have time to investigate. But there is this simple solution to the problem, again within reach, it ticks all the legal checkmarks, so let’s offer that treatment.