Only one choice seems to be respected, and it has nothing to do with your state of mind.
Remind me not to get sick in the Netherlands.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Life and death
Suppose a patient explained firmly to Dutch doctors that he was not interested in euthanasia and wanted to live his life come what may, but contracted dementia and begged to be killed. We all know what they would do--it happens--in the name of compassion, they would say that now he understood the situation and kill him. On the other hand, someone who, when of clear mind, said she wanted to be euthanized but "that she wanted to determine the right time", when she resists, may be legally held down and poisoned.
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As people get used to it, it will become unremarkable.
Then what happens?
Might makes right. The healthy get rid of the weak inconvenient ones. We already have that in abortion; the principle is easily extended.
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