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Lilly6916 t1_je83s3m wrote

Reply to comment by Technical-Plate-2973 in Death with dignity by Avocadoexpresss

Maybe it’s a reasonable choice. They’re dying anyway. They’re certainly not comfortable. And they don’t want to add to family burden. I’d take the $50 option.

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Technical-Plate-2973 t1_je861w9 wrote

I disagree. We want people to do this only as a final measure and as a last resort. We don't want people to do this because they are financially pressured. That is not what this bill is for.

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SileAnimus t1_je8r89q wrote

In other words we can't legalize it because healthcare wringing dying people suffering is just so sexy and profitable, so much so that people would literally rather die than dealt with healthcare's bills.

Peak USA.

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Technical-Plate-2973 t1_jea7pue wrote

No, it’s that we have a very unequal healthcare system. That’s fucked up. Because of that, we don’t want to legalize this just for people to choose physician assisted suicide out of financial pressure (for example, to avoid being in medical debt). It’s sad but it’s true.

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George_GeorgeGlass t1_je8d4ul wrote

And this here is all the twisted ways that make this not clear cut.

I’m loving all the comments about healthcare providers being too religious or the system is making money off the backs of terminal patients. All from people who don’t get it or can’t think this deep.

There are so many ethical issues tied to this. It’s simply not that easy. You can see how few people understand the layers of this just reading through this thread.

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Avocadoexpresss OP t1_jea7pgs wrote

In the 11 states that currently allow DwD, the perimeters are very clear. A person diagnosed terminal with 6mo or less to live can can verbalise their wishes to take a life ending drug sooner (with vetting). No ambiguity.

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Lilly6916 t1_jea2rnl wrote

Sorry, I didn’t mean financial pressure. But people should have the option to do this sooner. I wouldn’t want to live the end of my life trapped in my body, not able to do anything, not able to communicate readily, maybe not able to breathe on my own, maybe in a nursing home. The financial pressure and burden on my family would certainly be a consideration. But not the primary issue. Some people want every second they can get and that should also be their option.

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Technical-Plate-2973 t1_jea74vi wrote

I get that. I think the argument in the article is that because we don’t have Universal Health Care, people would be pressured to choose this because they don’t want to go into medical debt. I don’t this that is something we should allow.

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