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Re:'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018) by paulryanrogers on Sunday December 20, 2020 @12:31AM (#25484094)
It's probably possible to chip yourself with a kind of dead-mans switch that releases poison if not acknowledged periodically.
Re:'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018) by danbmil99 on Sunday December 20, 2020 @12:40AM (#25484138)
I'm 61 and have PD. I'm planning to do exactly what you propose here.

I think the degree of suffering and misery that comes with death due to attitudes that are imposed on us by our Puritan Christian Heritage is a serious tragedy.

I can't think of a reasonable argument against my position. My body, my life, my decision. And I have the right to make that decision while I'm mentally competent, and have it respected if/when I'm not.

Re:'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018) by fuzxi on Monday December 21, 2020 @01:56AM (#25492700)
>I'm planning to do exactly what you propose here.

How, if you don't mind sharing? Something like a passphrase shared with a trusted loved one?

Re:'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018) by danbmil99 on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @01:20AM (#25514969)
The whole point of the idea is to leave potential accomplices out of the loop -- I don't want my last thoughts to be worry about legal peril to people I love.

Here's one scenario that is feasible today. Imagine an IV drip controlled by a computer. If I enter the correct password when prompted (say once every 24 hours), nothing happens. However if I am prompted repeatedly to enter the password and I do not do so, the IV drip is actuated. The drip contains an end-of-life cocktail.

This puts the onus on me to make an affirmative choice each day to continue to live. If I am unwilling or unable to enter the passcode, that indicates either 1) my condition has deteriorated to the point where I am cognitively or physically so disabled that I cannot remember and physically enter the password, or 2) I am making a conscious choice to end my life.

There is no action to be taken by anyone to cause my death; the decision rests entirely with me, and is effectuated by a machine, not a person.

Re:'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018) by dragonwriter on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @01:23AM (#25514992)
> This puts the onus on me to make an affirmative choice each day to continue to live. If I am unwilling or unable to enter the passcode, that indicates either 1) my condition has deteriorated to the point where I am cognitively or physically so disabled that I cannot remember and physically enter the password, or 2) I am making a conscious choice to end my life.

Or (3) hardware or software defect exists and has been triggered. Fail-deadly systems are usually disfavored for very sound reasons.

Now, I suppose in this situation you could be convinced enough that you are going to want to die so imminently than the risk/cost of an accidental early trigger is acceptable, though.