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I'm watching my gramps die right now. His life sucks. He hates it. Taking care of him is a burden.
If he wanted to die, who would I be to tell him no? It's just torture at that point.
IMO, the logic behind euthanasia being wrong is the same as the logic behind thinking abortions are wrong.
It should not be taken lightly, but it sure as hell should be an option. If it's not legal by the time I'm falling apart, I'm gonna find another way to off myself lol
I don't consider a fetus a human life so I don't see it as wrong. I'm not even religious, I'd say I'm "culturally Christian" sort of like most Jews I've met are "culturally Jewish"
The way I view it- you're gonna be dead for the rest of eternity. Any amount of suffering you are going through now is temporary. You will eventually die.
Of course, I know it's easy to say that when you're not suffering in pain like your grandfather may be. So like I said, I'm not judging and I'm holding reservations on this until I've thought more about it.
Really, to be frank, I think people already have the option to kill themselves. They have always had that option. What I really disagree with is giving our institutions the ability to kill people. I don't trust our healthcare systems, I don't trust our government, and I don't trust all the middlemen in between. They could pressure people who don't need to do or they could rush judgements.
Killing oneself can be very hard, especially when you're old as hell. Nobody is going to assist or even just allow you to kill yourself because if they did, they would be committing a crime. Sure if you have a cool grandchild they might get you a deadly dose of drugs. But that's a huge risk you're exposing your grandchild to if they get caught.
I see your point about the suffering being temporary, but the idea of being dead forever probably doesn't really make the suffering any easier :P
I think people need to stay the hell out of other people’s business.
If MAID isn’t for you or it’s against your beliefs don’t do it.
Don’t try to take the option away from everyone because it offends your sensibilities.