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Are you against or pro euthanasia?

Every time I watch a debate on Euthanasia, it reveals deep divisions about the value and meaning of life. What happens if we keep normalising the right to die or continuously expand the parameter.

Have we become a compassionate society, for civil law to allow a decent death. The slippery slope argument is harder to combat, though, I don't know where I stand with this.

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bijouxbroussard · F

I think it has to be the individual's choice, [b]always[/b]. And absent that, no. I wouldn't trust anyone else making the decision.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@bijouxbroussard But...when it becomes legal, the pressure from insurance companies/HMOs will take a lot of power and choice away from the individual. The government study done in the Netherlands has shown that clearly and dramatically.

Please read this book:
[i]Forced Exit[/i]

bijouxbroussard · F

@greenmountaingal Then [b]that[/b] is what needs to be addressed, limiting the power of HMOs and insurance companies. Not repealing death with dignity laws. No, thank you, I have no taste for conspiracy theories.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@bijouxbroussard This is certainly no conspiracy theory. Insurance companies are powerful and have contributed quite a bit of money to campaigns to legalize assisted suicide. These laws are being passed, and medical policies put into place, far faster than the reform of laws about insurance and HMOs. I don't think repealing what's been done already is a good answer. We need to rethink a lot of ideas regarding this subject.

I don't think you will believe the problem is being addressed as a "conspiracy theory" if you read this book:
[i]Forced Exit[/i]

Also, there is no conspiracy involved in what has gone wrong in the Netherlands according to their own government funded study the Remmenlink Report. It's just a situation which can easily get out of control.

I used to feel exactly as you do about it until about two years ago when I decided to do some research about it. I think if you took a little time to read up on it, you might see it differently. Or even if you still retained the same point if view, at least you would understand the exact problems that need to be addressed, one way or another.