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TreeEleben t1_jacww3a wrote

Allowing people to die when they choose will hurt the profits of the medical industry. End of life care is absurdly expensive. For that reason alone, this legislation will go nowhere.

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pinacoladathrowaway t1_jads4nz wrote

Why would you discourage people from participating in reforming that system? People like you who say “Don’t bother” are the one’s who hinder change

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QuestorPS7 t1_jaexlnt wrote

The requirements are so narrow and this would be used by so few people that it’s not going to impact any insurance company’s bottom line. This has been legal in Oregon for 25 years and about 2,200 people have taken advantage of it. That’s fewer than 100 a year. (Source)

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ertebolle t1_jaea8qv wrote

Nah, they'll just figure out a way to make poison really expensive

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