homefone t1_jadcepi wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:57 PM

Reply to comment by Wentailang in A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ by d5dq

And equating euthanasia to "just another option" is what concerns me.

Pain mitigation is very good for most terminally ill people. The idea that euthanasia is anything but a nuclear option for the few cases where pain is prolonged and unmanageable is disturbing. Suicide is not pain mitigation. It's death.

The reason why we shouldn't allow it at all is because, no matter what, some families will mention to their ill, and because you will inevitably euthanize someone who couldn't have consented to it. There are too many ethical problems with it.

Wentailang t1_jaddbed wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:03 PM

i feel like this is a fundamental difference we probably won’t be reconciling, but i do see where you’re coming from and apologize if i came off a bit dickish. while i do still support it, you’ve at least helped add some more nuance to my stance. thanks for bearing with me.