Comment on How come if my dog is sick and I take him to get put out of his misery its ok? On a human its not? How come human laws don't apply to animals? I think of our dog as family and he's one of us?

DrSleepless@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Some countries allow it. The major difference is that other people cannot choose for you. Your family can’t “put you down” but you can choose to have a doctor assist.

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• Whitebrow@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And shouldn’t need to be terminally ill or old.

  If I wanna peace out (humanely) at any age past adulthood, I should be able to.

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  • its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I agree in theory, but often the desire to end one’s life is often symptom of a treatable disease, or short term situation. Less than 10 percent of people who survive a suicide attempt, latter try again and succeed. There would need to be a lot of safety net in place, just like there is for the terminal.

    Honestly I think it could save people. Knowing there is a way out, so to speak, could prevent people from attempts on their own. Not to mention it would prevent traumatizing whoever finds a successful suicide. Needing proof that other treatments are inactive would get even more the help they need.

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    • Whitebrow@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I can see where you’re potentially coming from.

      But I don’t think you comprehend how violent an act of suicide in almost all cases.

      It takes an insane level of commitment to go through with that the first time, more so for the subsequent attempts.

      Also of the people who really aim to end it, succeed on the first try.

      I don’t know about you, but if given the choice, I probably wouldn’t be here. There’s nothing particularly wrong with me physically, I just don’t want to be here.

      Been the case over a decade ago. Pretty much back as long as I can remember. Still the case today.

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