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34 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 13h \ parent \ on: Government-Assisted Suicide Is Spreading Across The Western World alter_native
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.