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?
Hey thanks so much for this 💚 You're right my knowledge about other countries is just from reading news articles without actually looking into things properly.
That does seem like a sensible way to word the law, and like it's working as intended. It also looks like similar wording to the way the law is written here from my quick read of it so that's encouraging at least.