Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths

Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by rahimnathwani on Thursday December 12, 2024 @04:45PM (#42403735)

I can understand this intellectually/rationally, but I can't imagine actually making such a decision.

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by polski-g on Thursday December 12, 2024 @05:43PM (#42404186)

Imagine being in pain, all day, every day.

Can you imagine such a decision now?

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by rahimnathwani on Thursday December 12, 2024 @05:46PM (#42404203)

Without access to painkillers, sure, yes.

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by Philadelphia on Thursday December 12, 2024 @07:01PM (#42404696)

Painkillers don’t work for many types of pain

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by BeefWellington on Thursday December 12, 2024 @07:43PM (#42404944)

And they often come with a host of awful side effects and/or are addictive in nature, and often requiring a slowly increasing dose to be effective.

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by gosub100 on Thursday December 12, 2024 @08:48PM (#42405289)

I could see making the decision and then chickening out as soon as it was time to get to business.

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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by rahimnathwani on Thursday December 12, 2024 @08:58PM (#42405339)

Me too.

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