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Because "medical services" is an euphemism for killing, in this case. You can read my other replies for more context, but what I see as a problem here is that
by arkey 3y ago
Because "medical services" is an euphemism for killing, in this case.
You can read my other replies for more context, but what I see as a problem here is that all this will normalise death. By enabling it, we're one step closer of people resorting to this more easily, and having people that could recover just giving up early.
And yes, my stance is biased, I don't trust doctors that much.
- akie 3y agoBut... it's not killing. Words matter. It's asking someone to help you die. And the doctors who help you are guilty by default, until proven innocent. No one healthy and of sound mind will choose to die. It isn't called "survival instinct" for nothing. This will not normalise death, it will not become a fad to die just because it's easy to do so. Despite the US having a very widely available and quick way to commit suicide (guns), the suicide rate in the US is not so much higher than in Germany - where it's more difficult to obtain guns. I think legalising euthanasia is an act of love. It prevents unnecessary suffering for those who suffer the most, but only if those who suffer explicitly request it and under extremely strict regulations - like they do in the Netherlands. I think your position about this is typical, but it's also (I think) primarily reasoned from the perspective of society, and not from the perspective of someone who is suffering.
- trogdor 3y ago>this will normalise death Death is normal. You are going to die. I am going to die. We are all going to die.