I'm honestly really hoping it's a troll. It sounds too perfectly stupid to be real, y'know?
That said, imo assisted suicide should definitely be an option for people who have a fatal illness and are in pain, or just old people who want to go out with dignity instead of withering away and dying alone in a hospital room in the dark.
It could be a really beautiful moment, instead of somber funerals you'd spend the evening with that person for the last time, have a nice meal together (I realize that sounds a bit morbid, like a death row prisoner's last meal, but it could be nice), chat about their life, and then they'd go painlessly and peacefully, surrounded by their loved ones.
I'd also love it if we planted trees above dead bodies instead of tombstones. But I don't want to hijack the post by going on a long-winded rant about our culture's weird death practices so I'll just leave it there.
Yes. Assisted suicide, after 3 mental checks, should be an option, especially when you have a disease that will progressively torture you and you know you will spend the rest of your life in agony.
Purely for argument, I want to offer a dissenting opinion.
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My father is combatting a butterfly glioblastoma, which is arguably one of the most volatile cancers humans can fight. The treatment is “scrape out tumors and hope you wake up.” Meanwhile it’s literally destroying your brain, taking your life and wrecking your body with rads/chemo. He’s lost sight, taste, mobility, so why?? “Because cowards opt out, Dustin.” he says it’s cuz he promised my mom forever, and “by golly he’s gonna give every tooth and nail to be sure when I face my God I can say without doubt that I lived and loved to my last breath.”
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To him, it’s a promise to my mother, and his beliefs. To others it’s fear. To me, it’s a righteous stand to say that the sun WILL rise, and despite the pain and hardships, we fight, because we are human. We are the elite, and he feels it’s on man kind to act like it.
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I respect self chosen with mental checks. I accept that. Suicide is never the answer though.
There must be something to admire about a man who would bear his greatest fears and pains, to avoid “failing” the people they love most. I’d say it’s more selfless than we realize.
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And while we’re on it - I share this because I hope anybody who sees this feels like no difficulty comes without value. Life is unfair. Life is a bitch! But life is made to shoulder as a team. We’re never truly alone, there’s always someone out there who cares and can help. Keep fighting, because tomorrow is worth it. I almost lost my daughter and wife, and it I hadn’t held on Id never had held them again <3
Oh absolutely, it should not be done without the person's consent! Thank you for sharing, I hope everything works out well for you and your loved ones after what you've been through! <3
That said, imo assisted suicide should definitely be an option for people who have a fatal illness and are in pain, or just old people who want to go out with dignity instead of withering away and dying alone in a hospital room in the dark.
It could be a really beautiful moment, instead of somber funerals you'd spend the evening with that person for the last time, have a nice meal together (I realize that sounds a bit morbid, like a death row prisoner's last meal, but it could be nice), chat about their life, and then they'd go painlessly and peacefully, surrounded by their loved ones.
I'd also love it if we planted trees above dead bodies instead of tombstones. But I don't want to hijack the post by going on a long-winded rant about our culture's weird death practices so I'll just leave it there.
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My father is combatting a butterfly glioblastoma, which is arguably one of the most volatile cancers humans can fight. The treatment is “scrape out tumors and hope you wake up.” Meanwhile it’s literally destroying your brain, taking your life and wrecking your body with rads/chemo. He’s lost sight, taste, mobility, so why?? “Because cowards opt out, Dustin.” he says it’s cuz he promised my mom forever, and “by golly he’s gonna give every tooth and nail to be sure when I face my God I can say without doubt that I lived and loved to my last breath.”
.
To him, it’s a promise to my mother, and his beliefs. To others it’s fear. To me, it’s a righteous stand to say that the sun WILL rise, and despite the pain and hardships, we fight, because we are human. We are the elite, and he feels it’s on man kind to act like it.
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I respect self chosen with mental checks. I accept that. Suicide is never the answer though.
.
And while we’re on it - I share this because I hope anybody who sees this feels like no difficulty comes without value. Life is unfair. Life is a bitch! But life is made to shoulder as a team. We’re never truly alone, there’s always someone out there who cares and can help. Keep fighting, because tomorrow is worth it. I almost lost my daughter and wife, and it I hadn’t held on Id never had held them again <3