Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths

Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by diddid on Thursday December 12, 2024 @04:27PM (#42403534)

Grown adults are prevented from making decisions all the time. Wearing a seat belt for example. Why should it be OK to force someone to wear a seat belt all of the time, but not OK to have a waiting period if someone decides they want to die?

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by smitelli on Thursday December 12, 2024 @06:57PM (#42404676)

Well, partially, because it’s hell on the first responders to have to clean up a fatal accident scene, which is made worse if the death(s) could have been prevented.

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by diddid on Thursday December 12, 2024 @08:28PM (#42405180)

I don’t disagree, but you are making the case for regulating grown adults. For the parent post “who decides how long the waiting period should be?” The answer is society. Right now society says none, but it shouldn’t be looked upon in horror if that changes. If I had to choose, I’d choose seat belts optional over on-demand euthanasia.

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by lazyasciiart on Thursday December 12, 2024 @09:14PM (#42405408)

Society doesn’t say “none”, if you are talking about Canadian MAID laws. It says “months and a pile of paperwork”.

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