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If the society treats people badly, that's not a reason to deny them the ability to do final exit with dignity. We must fight to fix the problem cases, not take
by nabla9 1y ago
If the society treats people badly, that's not a reason to deny them the ability to do final exit with dignity. We must fight to fix the problem cases, not take dignity away from those who suffer from it.
> It’s relatively common for families to push people into nursing homes,
So you are rejected by your family and punished even more by taking away a dignified exit strategy?
- sarchertech 1y agoNothing is being taken away. Medically assisted suicide to prevent old age has never been a right anyone has had under any legal framework until very recently. And it’s not a right anyone has anywhere but a few countries. You can argue that more countries should grant that right. But if you’re going to do so, you need to have an answer for the incentives it creates.
- account42 1y agoYou got this the wrong way around: we should deal with the root cause instead of finding ways to make offing people acceptable.