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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by jen20 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:01PM (#25935359)
This experience is often available for humans too (even in countries without risk of medical bills bankrupting oneself) - it largely depends on how far the religious right has embedded itself in government.

Pieter Hintjens (of ZeroMQ and AMQP fame) chose this option when diagnosed with terminal cancer, and wrote about it extensively at [1] and [2].

[1]: http://hintjens.com/blog:116

[2]: http://hintjens.com/blog:115

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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by alisonkisk on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:12PM (#25935460)
Euthanasia is commonly banned, but palliative hospice (morphine until you die, combined with caloric reduction) is allowed.
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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by nicoburns on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:55PM (#25935907)
I'm cautiously optimistic that euthanasia will become widely available by the time I'm old. It seems to preferred over dementia by most people I've spoken to in both my generation (late twenties) and my parents.
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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by Retric on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:51PM (#25935860)
Starvation at hospice is a slow and expensive way to go. It’s only appealing in comparison to hospital stays.
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