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slippery slope fallacy that giving people control of their own deaths will turn into the state euthanized anybody against their will

• bluefirebrand 2y ago
  It's not a slippery slope if it's actually happening But you're right, the state isn't euthanizing anyone against their will, and they don't need to They can simply change incentives in such a way that people decide that it is what they want all on their own
  • standardUser 2y ago
    If there are abuses we should strive to minimize or abolish those abuses. The alternative - to tolerate incalculable human suffering and force the loved ones of those suffering to stand there and watch - is unacceptable.
    • zer8k 2y ago
      "If there are abuses" So far there have been zero murder convictions for the KNOWN abuses. Bleeding hearts will downvote this knowing full-well the truth is that they are lowering the bar to the point anyone can be euthanized for any reason. "Mental Health" is an awfully wide net and described specifically in the article which it appears no one has read. Unfortunately, it seems HN suffers from this pseudo-fascist "Altruism". "Ending the incalculable suffering" was the same justification the Nazis used for their euthanasia program. Virtually the same words too. "Mental health" was a reason thousands upon thousands of children and adults were euthanized. Sorry, this position cannot be compromised with. Euthanasia inevitably leads to mass murder. Very progressive of us to repeat history.
• zer8k 2y ago
  It's not a slippery slope if it's real. They even describe the slope slipping in TFA if you are even capable of reading.