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Antigon0000 t1_j5uni9f wrote

>The woman has been able to rapidly communicate phrases like “I don’t own my home” and “It’s just tough” at a rate approaching normal speech.

Sad

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ArchdukeBurrito t1_j5vaegp wrote

Me: Wow what an exciting and feel good headline, can't wait to read the actual article!

The article: Futuristic technology allows woman to express her feelings of complete and utter hopelessness regarding the dystopian nightmare she's trapped in.

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StatmanIbrahimovic t1_j5vngb0 wrote

Then: research into futuristic technology banned because lawmakers don't want to talk about euthanasia and the right to die with dignity.

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ObtainSustainability t1_j5z8ewb wrote

People with ALS are eventually euthanized. They administered morphine to my father and my friend's father. I am thankful that he was given that compassion. When he was gone it felt like a great weight lifted off our shoulders. No one should have to suffer that much.

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queen-of-carthage t1_j5w8pq6 wrote

Did this woman ever express suicidal intentions? Redditors love advocating for soft eugenics

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That_FireAlarm_Guy t1_j5wccdi wrote

Every human who’s ever existed has been born, and has either already died or will die.

I wasn’t given much of a choice about being born and existing, but god dammit I should be allowed to decide how I want to leave this earth.

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ptolemy18 t1_j5wudjp wrote

Amen. We figured this out with dogs decades ago. When a dog is suffering, we end the suffering. When a human is suffering, well, suffering is noble and medically assisted death isn’t an option.

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StatmanIbrahimovic t1_j5xdo66 wrote

Is this technology only going to help this woman speak? Truth is we don't know how many people are alive against their will.

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DraconicWF t1_j5vo6si wrote

Good job using our tech to regain some semblance of speech. Sooooo…. do you have blue cross as your insurance provider orrrrrr.

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Saloncinx t1_j5vybps wrote

I'd be begging to be euthanized.

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DaGurggles t1_j5w2m1n wrote

That’s the worse part about ALS, at a certain point you lose the ability to even take your own life

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Powerful-Parsnip t1_j5vy2d5 wrote

Hey turn of grandmas brain computer interface, she's bumming me out.

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Frnklfrwsr t1_j5w3eux wrote

I heard this in the voice of Randy from South Park.

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DaGurggles t1_j5w2inu wrote

Now be a family member who can’t communicate with someone they love dearly.

Now imagine watching this person lose the ability to manipulate the world around them.

Now imagine that they no longer can interact with anything and their only choice is trust people around them care enough to do what ever they can, as you’re trapped in your own body.

Then think about how the headline mentions a break through of 62 words a minute and the best you can comment is “sad”.

I fucking hate ALS

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Antigon0000 t1_j5xuu3q wrote

Sorry I guess I should have written an essay. It IS sad!

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