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Euthanasia per se is illegal in all US states, but assisted suicide is legal in a number of US states. https://deathwithdignity.org/states/ https://deathwithdig
by anonymouskimmer 2y ago
Euthanasia per se is illegal in all US states, but assisted suicide is legal in a number of US states. https://deathwithdignity.org/states/ https://deathwithdignity.org/states/
I actually am probably one of the one's you are pointing out. In that I don't want a government sanctioned process for this (it leads to a slippery slope in the countries it has been enacted in[1]). At best I'm basically in favor of decriminalization, not legalization, and not a standardized process that can be altered over time.
"By establishing a social policy that keeps physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia illegal but recognizes exceptions, we would adopt the correct moral view: the onus of proving that everything had been tried and that the motivation and rationale were convincing would rest on those who wanted to end a life.
Ezekiel Emanuel"
[1] - see point 6: https://haase.org.uk/history-of-euthanasia/ https://haase.org.uk/history-of-euthanasia/
Also this case in Canada of a woman with MCS who couldn't get better housing away from the chemicals. It was easier to give her medical assistance in dying than to get her to a house or apartment free from other people's smoke and cleaning chemicals: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/woman-with-chemical-sensitivities-chose-medically-assisted-death-after-failed-bid-to-get-better-housing-1.5860579 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/woman-with-chemical-sensitivit...
She's not the only Canadian case of it being easier to grant MAID than to get functioning health and welfare services. One person was granted it because he was about to become homeless.