• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
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    8 months ago

    In my view, there’s nothing wrong with idea of people having the option to end their life with dignity. For example, if you have terminal cancer and you’re suffering then you may not wish to prolong the suffering. The issue in the context of Canada is that this is a coercive measure due to lack of social support systems. This was a famous case of a person who did not wish to die, but thought it would be preferable to becoming homeless. And I think this whole case is great example of just how deeply immoral capitalism is.

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      8 months ago

      My grandfather took the option a while back when nit was pretty new and the eugenics angle hadn’t become entangled. He was dying of COPD and chose to cut things off on his own terms surrounded by family instead of letting himself degrade for maybe years and putting my grandmother through all that. That was the situation this was advertised as when it was under debate for legislation and then a couple years later, really a very short period of time all of this awful shit that was not at all part of the deal suddenly came with it.

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      8 months ago

      This was a famous case of a person who did not wish to die, but thought it would be preferable to becoming homeless

      Oh, damn, when capitalism gone so shit that death is preferable at this point. Bro, that’s sad as hell.