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How do the rest of you feel about legalizing assisted suicide in the US?
Personally if someone is in extreme pain with Cancer or another disease that will kill them with no hope for recovery I am okay with it. But if it is allowed how do you keep all the people who are just depressed from signing up for it?
If somebody qualifies for hospice, only make sense they should have the option of suicide.
It's dangerous to seek care for a mental health problem: wfla.com . People in Canada are worried the government will push assisted suicide for non-terminal patients to reduce health care spending: dailymail.co.uk .
There is a place for it but if shouldn’t be pushed. If I were suffering terribly and knew there wasn’t hope I might very well consider it.
There is a big difference though between pushing it and respecting someone’s wishes.
@puddy
Stop channeling your grandfather with that kids dancing around bullshit. Let me guess, a “dirty criminal illegal” ate your pet, took your job (you and I both know they can’t even touch your job….and I don’t know shit about you), and is the blame for the problems in your life (which you don’t have relative to the world). Those dirty dems are controlling your weather as well (that’s some gammm level stupid).
If someone wants to off themselves because we’ve exhausted everything we have, and they’re done, what the fuck is the problem with that? King James semantic blockage? What?
There isn't anything wrong with being concerned that impressionable people may be convinced to take the easy way out from their lives it seems fashionable enough. If doctors can charge insurance to painlessly kill someone and pass on the cost of body disposal (that can then be claimed by another company) then recycling people ends up being a profitable service for all occasions. Maybe it can even solve world hunger...
When you read about how many botched executions there have been, maybe assisted suicide is not a step up from do it yourself.
Just because something can be used poorly doesn’t mean you make it unavailable, there are times when it is can be a blessing, strong guidelines are needed to make sure that this can not be abused, but throwing the baby out with the bath water isn’t the answer.
As I recall, Canada was offering suicide to Canadian veterans through their equivalent of the VA. That's how fucked up Canada is.
It should be offered daily to every prisoner serving life without parole. Even if only 2% percent do it, we'll save a shit ton of money.
I see no issue with it. Freedom of choice
I agree with allowing assisted suicide for people who are dying in pain and have the mental capacity to decide. I don’t agree with the state allowing it for people who are depressed, have a diminished quality of life, lost the ability to care for themselves, don’t want to be a burden on others, and/or don’t have the capacity to decide for themselves. That’s a very slippery slope to euthanizing the disabled. Pagan cultures and Nazi Germany did it. We should not.
"It should be offered daily to every prisoner serving life without parole. Even if only 2% percent do it, we'll save a shit ton of money."
How in the fuck am I in agreement with Punkin' head?
@wallanon "If doctors can charge insurance to painlessly kill someone and pass on the cost of body disposal (that can then be claimed by another company) then recycling people ends up being a profitable service for all occasions."
Dr. Kevorkian did charge people to assist in their suicide but if you are looking for nefarious motives you should not be looking at doctors. It is far more plausible that insurance companies would push for that option if they could save money by offering suicide as opposed to any of the more costly treatments that may be needed when someone is sick. The government also would have a strong motive to push for assisted suicide if they are paying for healthcare. Plus they would save on not having to pay for nay Social Security/benefits.
@Puddy Tat I agree there is huge difference between legalizing it and marketing it. It should not be taught to children.
Insurance companies and the governement are always looking for cheaper alternative to paying for care.
@gammanu95 You would think everyone would appreciate the sacrifice of their veterans. It is sickening but I could see that happening here too.
If you do click on the link, click on the video that says "This cartoon is not for children"