Belgium euthanized a 23 year-old woman because she was sad and her doctors were all shit.

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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

She is an adult, and it's her body and her life. Who are you to judge whether her suffering reaches a high enough bar to be granted an end to it on her own terms

[–]Zapped 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Because it makes people sad to see someone want to end their life. It is not a normal thing. Flip this around and say, "Who are the doctors to be the ones to put someone to death because they asked".

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Flip this around and say, "Who are the doctors to be the ones to put someone to death because they asked".

The kind of doctor I would want, who respected my autonomy, and used their expertise to help me achieve the outcome I desire, rather than denying it to me for whatever reason. Its purely a matter of principle

[–]CreditKnifeMan 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

People in primitive and developing countries laugh at the idea of suicide.

It's idiotic. A symptom of a social mental disease.

Almost every surviving bridge jumper instantly regrets the choice. Survivors often become motivational speakers, etc.

Depression can be remedied. Death is game over.