Ezekiel Emanuel, Rahm's brother who argued in this 2019 essay that his life should end at 75 because life after that age is longer productive and may involve disability, is joining the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Advisory Board https://t.co/xZd0QYBhpx— Dr. Steven W. Thrasher (@thrasherxy) November 9, 2020
He really goes out on his "guys this is just for me its okay to disagree" but:
What about simple stuff? Flu shots are out. Certainly if there were to be a flu pandemic, a younger person who has yet to live a complete life ought to get the vaccine or any antiviral drugs. A big challenge is antibiotics for pneumonia or skin and urinary infections. Antibiotics are cheap and largely effective in curing infections. It is really hard for us to say no. Indeed, even people who are sure they don’t want life-extending treatments find it hard to refuse antibiotics. But, as Osler reminds us, unlike the decays associated with chronic conditions, death from these infections is quick and relatively painless. So, no to antibiotics.
He really goes out on his "guys this is just for me its okay to disagree" but:
So he is for assisted suicide, but only if delivered via smallpox blankets
Imagine having the stance of "I want all senior citizens to die agonizing and terrifying deaths just as nature intended."
And then being all cocky about it