Submitted by d5dq t3_11e4fdy in massachusetts
Chippopotanuse t1_jae7dtc wrote
Reply to comment by homefone in A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ by d5dq
Disagreeing with majorities often comes with folks booing you.
Yes. That’s how it works.
You are as free to hold whatever unpopular opinions on end of life decisions you want.
And we are equally as free to boo you.
homefone t1_jaedv73 wrote
>You are as free to hold whatever unpopular opinions on end of life decisions you want.
I'm in the majority, however slight. Do you not remember the ballot question we had about this issue not too long ago? The pro-euthanasia side failed. What is unpopular on this subreddit doesn't reflect the Bay State.
>And we are equally as free to boo you.
And you're as equally free to express your dissent and have a meaningful conversation with me like an adult, as I've done with quite a few people here. The whole point of a state subreddit is to have a sense of community and discuss issues with your neighbors. I guess that's too much.
Chippopotanuse t1_jaemgcg wrote
The ballot question. Yes. Sure. The 51/49 majority from the 2012 ballot question? That’s your basis for claiming you are in a majority view in 2023? Interesting.
Since this seems to be a subject you care about, I’m sure you are very familiar with the far more recent poll by Suffolk that found that 77% of Massachusetts residents believe a mentally sound adult with an incurable, terminal illness should have the legal option of asking a physician to prescribe aid-in-dying medication to end their suffering. Nearly 16% opposed and 7 percent were undecided.
Where are you getting information that a majority of Massachusetts residents oppose assisted suicide?
homefone t1_jaeohx5 wrote
>Where are you getting information that a majority of Massachusetts residents oppose assisted suicide?
From the last legitimate test we've had on the issue. What people say in polls and what people vote for varies dramatically.
Chippopotanuse t1_jaep7hp wrote
So 2012.
Got it.
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