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Affectionate_Till_62 t1_jadfjbe wrote

This is already a thing in Switzerland, canada, California and many other places

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Ciridussy t1_jadqg50 wrote

I am Swiss. Every one of my family's elders has gone in peace at the time of their choosing surrounded by family. Enacting this legislation was the best decision we've made and none of the alarmist fears panned out.

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buried_lede t1_jae244n wrote

We don’t have anything like universal health care here. And even in Canada I’ve read about abuses. I don’t know. It makes me very nervous. It’s not that I wouldn’t want access to it myself, I am sure under certain conditions I would

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Darkling5499 t1_jadtt5x wrote

> canada

prooobbbbably not the best example to use in support of this lol.

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Affectionate_Till_62 t1_jadv2m9 wrote

Canadas number one killer is assisted suicide if you look it up sadly so yes I understand why it’s not the best example but they don’t want to suffer so it’s their choice unfortunately

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Darkling5499 t1_jadw2pr wrote

Oh I don't even mean that. I mean the more recent news that the Canadian government has been pushing doctors (especially the ones in their version of the VA) to basically tell people it's the only treatment option, because its cheaper to kill someone than it is to treat them.

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buried_lede t1_jae2f62 wrote

It’s so disgusting. That story made me speechless and totally scared to do anything like that here. This country is already twice as nuts as Canada, what are the chances this won’t be abused?

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Affectionate_Till_62 t1_jadzcn3 wrote

Yes I have heard about that and it’s tragic veterans shouldn’t have to do that they need therapy and trauma help

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EarthExile t1_jae91bn wrote

In a perfect world, most people would die by assisted suicide, right? Comfortable and in control of their own lives. I get what you're saying but that's not an inherently scary statistic.

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