I don’t think that’s an unpopular opinion. I can’t see most people really carrying one way or the other but governments don’t like it because it’s messy to legalize murder but only underscertain circumstances, so they would prefer to just not deal with it at all.
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oppy1984@lemdro.id 6 days ago
Human euthanasia should be legalized and normalized, both medically assisted suicide and euthanasia when the person is suffering but unable to make decisions for themselves. If it’s an act of mercy to euthanize a pet who is suffering, then we should be able to have the same compassion for our fellow humans.
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DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
But but but think of the hospitals that can bankrupt and extract money from someone who will be dead soon anyway!
Healthcare being for profit is the only reason why human euthanasia is frowned upon. Cause hospitals will lose money instead of keeping those alive suffer
666dollarfootlong@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Agree, though the threshold of suffering might be the part causing issues. I myself have a pretty low threshold, I don’t even feel super negative about suicide
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Thats a spicy one. I fully agree in principle, but I’m wary of the reality.
I’ve already seen a bunch of scare stories about doctors in Canada trying to force it onto patients who don’t want it. I can’t imagine its got to that point already, but the fear is real.
Also when it was my turn to do it to my cat it took me about 2 weeks of “maybe tomorrow we’ll see” putting off the inevitable. I didnt even really like the cat that much and it still hurt too much to do it when it needed done. I couldnt imagine being strong enough to make that decision for a parent or sibling.
100% the correct take in theory, in practice we’ll need to find a way to make sure sensible compassionate people are in charge every step of the way, which I’m not sure is truly possible to guarantee
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 6 days ago
Most of that is being pushed by religious organizations that have been fighting against it for decades now. In reality the medical community were estimating a lot more requests than what they ended up experiencing.
It ends up they did not account for the fact that medical providers in hospice care have been “euthanizing” patients the whole time. Not in the “Doctor death” way, but it’s pretty standard for providers to be a little extra loose with the administration of morphine when caring for patients that are terminally ill and on their last few days or hours.
sangeteria@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
Wait that’s lowkey a silver lining about getting old, I can get high as balls on opiates and I won’t hear any weird freaks whispering in my ear “but what about your health and your future?!”
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 6 days ago
I mean, they typically save the food stuff for when you’re really close to dying anyways, but I’ve personally never judged an older patient on opiates. Shit hurts when you get old, respect your elders.