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A teenager in Australia died due to this after eating a dog slug as a dare.

• latexr 3mo ago
  I heard about that when it happened, but hadn’t realised it took nine years with a coma, paralysis, and seizures. It must’ve been horrifying for everyone involved, including the mates who dared him. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/teen-paralysed-eventually-killed-after-36186316 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/teen-paralysed-even...
  • sashank_1509 3mo ago
    Touchy subject and Im not commenting on this specific case that I have no idea about, but for this class of cases (ruptured spine, paralysis, coma) MAID seems better than prolonging life, especially if there’s no hope for full healthy recovery.
    • latexr 3mo ago
      Perhaps they considered it, laws pertaining to it seem to be quite recent in Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicid...