So I just voted on a referendum here for/against legalising euthanasia. What are my chapos thoughts on the matter?
I’m torn. Not being alive to see through the climate apocalypse or terminal illness sounds pretty good, but this has to exist under capitalism and a healthcare system that’s underfunded.
Disability rights groups always come out against bills like this, and it does seem like it could easily lead to abuse.
Could this lead to less funding for palliative care? Is a young person with non-responsive depression a valid context for euthanasia (wouldn’t be legal yet but has been added to the law in other countries like Belgium)?
Thoughts?
Idk what your laws say, but in most of the bills I've seen it's for terminally ill patients who don't want to suffer through brutal health conditions. So if that's what yours says I would vote for it. People should be able to choose to not go through that pain.
Yea that’s the thing. It feels like it comes down to how the law is written, and therefore very nuanced. And also potentially easier to abuse once you get into grey areas in the way the law is written. The current law is: terminally ill, needs multiple doctors to sign off. But what is terminally ill really? Who actually knows when someone will die, doctors can’t see the future. I dunno, seems trickier than my peers are treating it, but feels weird to be agreeing with religious groups objections
It’s legal in some states right now. I wonder if there’s data on it’s abuse. Or any changes that have been made since approval.