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[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I get what you are saying here. What is dignity, can it be quantified and codified in law? We are talking extreme cases here, and the process is vast and comprehensive. We needn't be afraid of our mortality, and if someone "chooses" to go, or if it's time for our loved ones to pass on because continuing is no longer worth it? How does that impact us?

Yes, it could lead to more acceptance for assisted dying, but only in cases where it is merited, and why is that a bad thing. I feel your opinion comes from a place like America, where a panel of insurance adjusters makes your medical decisions for you. In the actual free world where we have healthcare the mandates for treatment come from the physicians and the advice from medical professionals. It is far from perfect, but it is the best recommended care.

And to most of us, animals are not lesser creatures and the bonds can be just as strong. We hold onto these people for ourselves, not for them. And heck, if they are adamant about continuing the fight, maid won't be an option for them. I wouldn't put my cat or dog down until the fight was out of them or the pain and discomfort was too great.

[–] silverneedle@lemmy.ca 0 points 12 hours ago

Don't get me wrong, I am not against people choosing on their own accord to go. Even if I think there are caveats with that because I don't consider people to ever be able to completely grasp their decisions and make decisions autonomously. We're after all limited creatures. I suppose in cases of extreme disease assisted suicide non the less represents a rational personal choice.

What keeps me from supporting an institution such as MAiD is how economic pressures can greatly affect the question of who dies and who dies when. If a person has the resources to pass in a comfortable environment, like a nice home in a calm part of town, they will consider assisted suicide much later in their trajectory than the person who has hardly any next of kin and no financial resources to install, say, the necessary aids at home. The former individual does not spend their last days in a stressful hospital environment. Of all examples I could give this is probably in the category of least extreme. As long as this contradictory aspect exists MAiD and everything like it will fail to live up to promises. Off the top of my dome I'm not able to name any regions where this would not be the case, even Sweden or Switzerland have dirt-poor strata that would be negatively affected.

In the actual free world where we have healthcare the mandates for treatment come from the physicians and the advice from medical professionals. It is far from perfect, but it is the best recommended care.

I would carefully disagree here. Would freedom not mean that the recipient of medical care gets to ultimately decide? Considering the state of the world, free world is a contradiction in adjectives. Especially here. I know this is a pedantic ask with it's scope, but I'm trying to nudge you away from a certain centrisms.