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Would you be in favour of assisted dying being introduced for terminally ill patients in your country? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by DrownedRats@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world

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With the discussion of whether assisted dying should be allowed in Scotland befing brought up again, I was wondering what other people thought of the topic.

Do you think people should be allowed to choose when to end their own life?

What laws need to be put into place to prevent abuses in the system?

How do we account for people changing their mind or mental decline causing people to no longer be able to consent to a procedure they previously requested?

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[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 10 points 5 months ago

Get something on paper. I have no idea what the laws are like in Switzerland, but a verbal promise may not be enough.

[-] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

She already made sort of will for the case when she's mentally impaired which would give me power over medical decisions (not quite sure what all the proper english terms here are).

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 6 points 5 months ago

Okay, good. I hope you never have to use it, friend!

[-] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yup. On the other side I have a slight feeling she's actively trying to spare me from it. She's 60 now and just picked up climbing and caving ... and not the "guided tourist" stuff. I think she's now looking into diving ...