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ArchdukeBurrito t1_j5vaegp wrote

Reply to comment by Antigon0000 in An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant: 62 words per minute by esprit-de-lescalier

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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