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Euthanasia

lundi 14 septembre 2015 à 02:00

The Netherlands allows people to get assistance for euthanasia under a broad range of circumstances.

I think that euthanasia assistance should be available to anyone whose situation or condition makes suicide effectively impossible for that person. We don't need to give help to others, since they can commit suicide without help if they choose to. But we should make sure that no one is denied that choice by practical obstacles.

I feel sad for each person who needs euthanasia to avoid a fate worse than death, but I understand the choice.

However, I am not suicidal. I would choose to live forever, if I could do so in good enough health to make it a worthwhile and productive life. But that technology is not likely to be invented soon enough for me.