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115 sats \ 3 replies \ @Signal312 3 Aug \ on: AI can help you die by suicide if you ask the right way, researchers say science
There's also books out there.
Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying
I believe in the right to euthanasia, so I think this kind of book may have its place. The reviews seem to be overall positive, so I guess it's been written in a professional manner.
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My understanding of euthanasia is that it's someone ELSE deciding if you should live or die.
I don't have a problem with "self-deliverance".
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There's different levels of euthanasia.
- Voluntary euthanasia: explicit permission. Seems like we're on the same page for that one.
- Involuntary euthanasia: no consent, even though they are capable of making the decision. Sounds like murder. Also illegal in most (all?) places, as far as I know
- Non-voluntary euthanasia: cannot give consent (e.g. coma) and someone else makes the decision based on perceived suffering. I'm ok with that one if the person gave prior instructions to do that (e.g. my grandma already told us to proceed with euthanasia, if possible, if she's ever in such pain and unable to think clearly anymore). Without prior instructions... I hope never to be in that situation, both as a patient or a guardian. It's anyhow very dependent on the jurisdiction you live in whether that's even considered a possibility.
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