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Medlife Crisis: Should Doctors Help People End Their Lives? (youtu.be)

submitted 6 months ago by Artisian to c/videos

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Policy video on assisted dying by a UK doctor. Youtube has decided not to promote it as an intense topic, so I'm putting it here.

FWIW, I don't think the video will be particularly triggering. It's heavy, but they are quite focused on the case of physiologically terminally ill patients.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely, and if it's culturally accepted, that means people have a chance to say goodbye, and get people help if that's what they really need.

One incredibly haunting story I heard is that of the two people to survive jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, both said that the instant they cleared the railing they immediately regretted it, and immediately realised every one of their problems could have been solved if only they hadn't done what they just did. They both survived through sheer luck - one was saved by a passing seal if you can believe that. You don't die from the impact, you drown with broken limbs, all the time regretting your choice.

90% of people who fail a suicide attempt don't reattempt, meaning it was a fleeting and impulsive act. When suicide nets are put up in various places, suicide attempts don't relocate, they reduce. It's not usually a thought out plan.

Allowing it to be thought out and planned would stop a lot of these attempts right there, and it would mean anyone truly committed to it would be able to die in a peaceful way.

Honestly just think about the fact our society felt the need to make up a rule to tell people to stop killing themselves. It just seems like a blatant admission of failure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Reading about the right to die movement is interesting, I think there's some expectation that it leads to more people killing themselves, when in reality it often just provides people comfort. People will obtain the drugs, and just leave them on their shelves until they die of something else.

People just want the option.