You gotta love how quickly Medical Assistance in Dying goes from merciful relief for people who are dying painfully to "are you disabled? We'd like to rid society of the burden of having you in it. In...
@nprofile1q... It's difficult to express my hatred and disgust for people who offer death to disabled people rather than, oh I don't know, work towards creating a better social assistance network.
I am a fervent, staunch, absolute supporter of medical assistance in dying. I know exactly how dehumanizing and horrific a painful end of life is, and I believe with all my heart that a staple of civilized society should be that people can go with dignity whenever they want to.
And at the same time, I realize how easily this can be weaponized to get rid of people we don't want to support, because coercion is so easy, and there are a lot of folks out there who are masters of working around consent to get their way. And a lot of the time, it is this perspective, the fear that assistance in dying can be abused, that blocks leftists from supporting it. I disagree with the conclusion they're drawing, I still think dying assistance should be supported, but the fear is very legitimate.
So... it's yet another case of, we can't have nice things because assholes will abuse it. Fuck them with a rusty chainsaw to the deepest bowels of Hell.
(Edit: better phrasing)
I am a fervent, staunch, absolute supporter of medical assistance in dying. I know exactly how dehumanizing and horrific a painful end of life is, and I believe with all my heart that a staple of civilized society should be that people can go with dignity whenever they want to.
And at the same time, I realize how easily this can be weaponized to get rid of people we don't want to support, because coercion is so easy, and there are a lot of folks out there who are masters of working around consent to get their way. And a lot of the time, it is this perspective, the fear that assistance in dying can be abused, that blocks leftists from supporting it. I disagree with the conclusion they're drawing, I still think dying assistance should be supported, but the fear is very legitimate.
So... it's yet another case of, we can't have nice things because assholes will abuse it. Fuck them with a rusty chainsaw to the deepest bowels of Hell.
(Edit: better phrasing)
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