Asking legitimately not as a joke

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        17 hours ago

        Overall yes, but that pressure might be magnitudes greater when there is “an easy way out”.

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          And what is wrong with that?

          I’ll gladly remove myself and the burden of caring for me if it comes to an incurable illness. Better I leave my wife with more resources than drain all those and still leave.

          And argon or nitrogen can easily be had at welding supply stores…

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            You shouldn’t draw conclusions about others from yourself.

            Some people might still value what they have. And who are you to tell another what others should do with their live?

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              They aren’t telling other people what to do, they are in favor of having the ability to decide. Euthanasia baing illegal is deciding everyone who is terminally ill must have a slow and agonizing death.

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                That’s not what was written:

                • What are flaws of allowing anyone to euthanize themselves?
                • People might feel pressured to kill themselves.
                • And what is wrong with that?

                That is exactly the opposite of giving people the option to choose. It’s pushing them into a given direction.

                And just for the record: I watched my Great grandma wither away in a senior home while asking to be let go. I would have gladly given her peace if it was legal. But it has to be the person’s own choice. Free from others influence and pressure.