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You know that government doesn’t care about you. They care about your relatives who are burdened not “accidentally” holding that button for you when somehow yo
by ozim 2y ago
You know that government doesn’t care about you.
They care about your relatives who are burdened not “accidentally” holding that button for you when somehow you would still like to live.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoIn the US, the big reason is religious groups that want to force their religion onto others.
- anonymouskimmer 2y agoThere are anti-euthanasia atheists (E.g. Kevin Yuell).
- dghlsakjg 2y agoThere are pro assisted suicide religions too. Neither of those matter because they don’t hold massive, disproportional influence over a huge part of the US political establishment.
- anonymouskimmer 2y agoIn general in the US only White Evangelical Protestants and Black Protestants have less than a majority who believe assisted suicide / euthanasia should be available for "great pain and no hope of improvement", and those two groups still have over 40% who believe it should be available. And that's as of 2015, so the trend may be higher by now. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/10/05/california-legalizes-assisted-suicide-amid-growing-support-for-such-laws/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/10/05/californi...
- anonymouskimmer 2y agoMy bad, it's Yuill.
- dghlsakjg 2y agoThere’s an interesting case right now in Vancouver against the largest hospital downtown which is affiliated with Catholics (I think, St Paul’s is the facility in any case). Several in-patients that opted for medical assistance in dying were refused that treatment by administrators of the hospital on religious grounds, and their families are sueing based on the additional suffering inflicted by having to transfer to other facilities.
- alsetmusic 2y agoIf your job duties might go against your religious beliefs, you are responsible for finding other work. Not doing so should be grounds for termination.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoCatholic hospitals are a big problem in the US too.
- dntrkv 2y agoThat has nothing to do with it. Society in general is just uncomfortable with the idea of euthanasia and politicians don’t want to be labeled as promoting “suicide” It’s just not a great hill to die on since most people that actually care strongly about the issue are the ones bed ridden in the hospital.
- anonzzzies 2y ago> who are burdened not “accidentally” holding that button That’s almost always a financial incentive though; if you remove that you can see who really cares. I have an open will for my friends and family; everything goes to charity with the taxes and tangible assets worked out so they don’t have issues; they get a net amount of a few million. Everyone else knows they don’t get 1 cent; helps with the accidental button holding.