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I think this is about certainty. We don't object to euthanasia for incurable cancer because we understand that A) it's painful and B) it's terminal. But that'

I think this is about certainty. We don't object to euthanasia for incurable cancer because we understand that A) it's painful and B) it's terminal. But that's not the case for depression because there are literally millions of people that have recovered or at least learned how to live with depression.

NoGravitas 3y ago
Severe depression is painful. It's often terminal if untreated, and there's no treatment that's guaranteed to work. I'm not saying euthanasia was the right choice, but sometimes, depression really is incurable. There's no way to know other than trying all the known interventions and having them fail, which may be the best criteria for being eligible for euthanasia.