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334 sats \ 7 replies \ @elvismercury 15h \ on: Government-Assisted Suicide Is Spreading Across The Western World alter_native
I don't know anything about this particular case, but I'll front-run the likely other comments and say that this is a service I would value, or at least, the unlocking of this service so that it could be legally provided.
I have loose plans to kill myself when life gets to the point where it's burdensome; I don't love the idea of heading into the woods and shooting myself in the head, which is my best current option. It's a more reliable one than trying to OD on something, and I lack the strength of character to jump off a bridge. But I can imagine fucking it up, whatever the method, and a botched attempt will be an even shittier outcome, for me and everyone around me.
This need, which we'll all encounter, seems like the kind of thing a sensible medical establishment should be able to help you with. The idea is not insane, to me. What's your plan?
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Interesting...by chance do you know what plant this is, and if the passing would be easy? I'm curious because I'll bet a lot of people would be interested.
A story from a friend of mine who owns a private plane...this friend knows some other people in the flying community. One of them - let's call him Joe - was very seriously ill with a fatal, painful cancer. Joe knew that in higher elevations, you pass out without oxygen, and then you painlessly pass away. As pre-arranged, a couple of Joe's friends took him up for a flight very high up, where you'd normally need oxygen. The Joe took his oxygen mask off, and after a period of time, passed away.
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The problem is when government is pushing these options.
As in - aren't there some people who should be committing suicide, but aren't? Maybe we should encourage them?
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We can agree that the government encouraging a person to commit suicide is bad.
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Agreed. Incentive alignment is very challenging when you have a high health care cost, and a government provided health care, and a government assisted suicide option.
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I'm not old enough yet to really think this through... but I think if my life is becoming a burden on myself and my family, with little hope for recovery... I would be open to ending my life early.
But I think my approach might be more along the lines of "Let the disease run its course, and help me manage the pain", rather than proactively, "Let me take some drugs that will kill me." I think there's a difference between the two, and I imagine that my family would see a big difference there too.
I think the "let the disease run its course" approach has the added benefit of being less abusable, since you won't be able to just psychologically pressure a mentally vulnerable person into ending their life.
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