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Showing Original Post only (View all)Physician-assisted suicide. Should it be a choice that individuals have a right to make? [View all]
If so, does it devalue the argument to express the hope that it is a rare choice?
In other words, should Physician-assisted suicide be simple, legal and rare?
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Physician-assisted suicide. Should it be a choice that individuals have a right to make? [View all]
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
OP
The whole point is for people who AREN'T physically able to kill themselves
LeftishBrit
Nov 2013
#17
A woman who finds out she accidentally got pregnant and has financial issues...
NoOneMan
Nov 2013
#85
There has to be some kind of oversight to make sure the patient truly wants to die
lunatica
Nov 2013
#9
Maybe you could force them to see an ultrasound of their brain before they could go ahead
NoOneMan
Nov 2013
#86
Maybe you would gladly allow a depressed person to go ahead and get killed without
lunatica
Nov 2013
#97
if you were advocating for extending this right to more states, would you think it wise to
bettyellen
Nov 2013
#26
So, you approve of the sweeping restrictions that have been placed on abortion and access to it over
PeaceNikki
Nov 2013
#37
No. I'm suggesting that we might expect more of them if "fuck rare" becomes a rallying cry.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#40
the alternative of dropping discussion of the frequency like the party platform has?
PeaceNikki
Nov 2013
#48
what is wrong with safe, legal and available? the issue is the ridiculous restrictions that make it
bettyellen
Nov 2013
#71
Actually, we don't need to frame it in terms of a minority's moral standard for others.
Gormy Cuss
Nov 2013
#49
We have legal physician-assisted suicide in Oregon. It is fairly rare, a few dozen a year.
Shrike47
Nov 2013
#42
It's my understanding that it's a comfort to people knowing they have a choice
TexasBushwhacker
Nov 2013
#62
Yes and yes. It should be legal, and safe. It should be rare in the sense that seeking medical
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2013
#43
For some, I think it's the authoritarian aspect. We seem to have a lot of people that
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#75
I think some worry it will be misused to somehow kill people who don't want to die.
bemildred
Nov 2013
#78
IMO Physician-assisted suicide be simple, legal and common for medical reasons. Some of
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#63
Thank you! If people experienced this to the end with a loved one, I think they
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#66
That is what I was thinking as I petted and kissed my cat in my arms as we helped
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#79
It should never be simple - there should always be a thorough vetting of that being what the person
treestar
Nov 2013
#70
Sometimes the pain is so severe medication starts to fail. Way back I used to work in
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#77
Since I am now 43 and have tons of cancer and heart disease in my family history
Starry Messenger
Nov 2013
#92