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I know it's morbid to discuss but the relief of financial burden on society is also significant. Not only do they die with dignity, but they are giving back to

by Salgat 2y ago

I know it's morbid to discuss but the relief of financial burden on society is also significant. Not only do they die with dignity, but they are giving back to society.

saulpw 2y ago
Not to society, but to their loved ones. Whether their children via inheritance or their spouse they didn't bankrupt.
tacticalturtle 2y ago
This is not a good argument for MAID, and I think there are countless dystopian sci-fi stories that exhibit this reasoning that I’d like to avoid (The Giver, Logan’s Run, Soylent Green, etc) If we start looking at people who use MAID as selfless because they are “giving back to society”, and relieving the “financial burden”, what does that make people who choose to stick around? Are they selfish? No one should be pressured or guilted into choosing an option like MAID - people are more than just balances on a spreadsheet.
- Salgat 2y ago
  To clarify, it's not an argument being made, it's an appreciation for the full extent of what they are doing.
supportengineer 2y ago
Agree 100%. I am hoping to use the MAID option on myself one day. Cancer runs in the family. Of course I hope to get to at least 80 or so. There is definitely such a thing as a "good death" and a "bad death" having seen both close-up in family members. Knowing my $ is going to my children instead of some scammy health insurance providers will give me the final smile on my face, and my last thought will be "I WON"
proactivesvcs 2y ago
They've already given to society, probably for most of their lives. It is now their turn to have some small amount returned.
svieira 2y ago
And there it is - "Lebensunwertes Leben" [1], but compassionately [1]: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/21/magazine/german-doctors-and-the-final-solution.html https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/21/magazine/german-doctors-a...
account42 2y ago
IMO the financial aspect is the strongest argument against assisted suicide. When the government can save money by encouraging you to kill youself the incentives are just really bad.

by Salgat 2y ago

I know it's morbid to discuss but the relief of financial burden on society is also significant. Not only do they die with dignity, but they are giving back to society.

saulpw 2y ago

Not to society, but to their loved ones. Whether their children via inheritance or their spouse they didn't bankrupt.

tacticalturtle 2y ago

This is not a good argument for MAID, and I think there are countless dystopian sci-fi stories that exhibit this reasoning that I’d like to avoid (The Giver, Logan’s Run, Soylent Green, etc) If we start looking at people who use MAID as selfless because they are “giving back to society”, and relieving the “financial burden”, what does that make people who choose to stick around? Are they selfish? No one should be pressured or guilted into choosing an option like MAID - people are more than just balances on a spreadsheet.

Salgat 2y ago
To clarify, it's not an argument being made, it's an appreciation for the full extent of what they are doing.

supportengineer 2y ago

Agree 100%. I am hoping to use the MAID option on myself one day. Cancer runs in the family. Of course I hope to get to at least 80 or so. There is definitely such a thing as a "good death" and a "bad death" having seen both close-up in family members. Knowing my $ is going to my children instead of some scammy health insurance providers will give me the final smile on my face, and my last thought will be "I WON"

proactivesvcs 2y ago

They've already given to society, probably for most of their lives. It is now their turn to have some small amount returned.

svieira 2y ago

And there it is - "Lebensunwertes Leben" [1], but compassionately [1]: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/21/magazine/german-doctors-and-the-final-solution.html https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/21/magazine/german-doctors-a...

account42 2y ago

IMO the financial aspect is the strongest argument against assisted suicide. When the government can save money by encouraging you to kill youself the incentives are just really bad.