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?
Being able to say "look there's no cure, sorry, we spent all the money on advertising, but here's some cyanide" would be a useful out for corporations when they get confronted with moralistic arguments
If someone is 80 and living a horrible painful life, sure, but don't be surprised if a lot of "depressed" black people critical of policing or "depressed" rape victims who speak out are suddenly taking the euthanasia route
As it is a lot of marginalized and suffering people just don't live as long as majority population bourgeois people, so think about this carefully