Re:'I'm 28. And I'm Scheduled to Die in May.'
by josephcsible on Monday April 01, 2024 @10:46AM
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Taking away people's ability to kill themselves is very close to murdering them?
Re:'I'm 28. And I'm Scheduled to Die in May.'
by GeoAtreides on Monday April 01, 2024 @11:19AM
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Taking away bodily autonomy is very close to killing a person, yes. People value their body autonomy so much, it's such a deeply-rooted instinct that messing with it can lead to death (either straight up death or personality/ego death).
How often one hears, usually after sexual assault: "they were such a bright, chatty person before, now they're withdrawn, have panic attacks, PTSD, they hurt themselves etc." That's personality death and it comes from denying bodily autonomy.
That being said.
>"In those years, I saw the Dutch euthanasia practice evolve from death being a last resort to death being a default option."
That's absolutely not ok. I would go so far as forbid doctors introducing this option to a patient; I would favor leaflets and online campaigns and have a discussion only _after_ the patient brings it up. At least in Netherlands (and Canada) everyone is aware of being an option, so it's not like the patients will suffer without knowing it exists; but it might reduce some pressure on people that don't need to take it just yet.