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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink64•1 year agoImagine thinking your life belongs to you, and then having to get permission to end it without suffering
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish22•1 year agoYou’re asking someone else to take your life and expect them to do so no questions asked…?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•1 year agoThere are in fact many questions asked, and any doctor can refuse for any reason.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 year agoYes, hence kofe’s skeptical and maybe sarcastic question
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoI was genuinely asking, more so of the person that’s skeptical of having to get permission. I’m glad it seems to be an ethical requirement
minus-squaremegane-kunlinkfedilinkEnglish33•1 year agoThere are other options other than this one that requires permission. The article mentions her reasons to choose this method. From the article: She had thought about taking her own life but the violent death by suicide of a schoolfriend and its impact on the girl’s family deterred her. Whether we agree with her or not, it’s her decision.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoJumping off bridges is free, no? Clearly, this is about a more complex social issue/concern.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoI think it’s technically illegal in most countries (suicide I mean, not specifically the bridge variety).
Imagine thinking your life belongs to you, and then having to get permission to end it without suffering
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You’re asking someone else to take your life and expect them to do so no questions asked…?
There are in fact many questions asked, and any doctor can refuse for any reason.
Yes, hence kofe’s skeptical and maybe sarcastic question
I was genuinely asking, more so of the person that’s skeptical of having to get permission. I’m glad it seems to be an ethical requirement
There are other options other than this one that requires permission. The article mentions her reasons to choose this method.
From the article:
Whether we agree with her or not, it’s her decision.
Jumping off bridges is free, no?
Clearly, this is about a more complex social issue/concern.
I think it’s technically illegal in most countries (suicide I mean, not specifically the bridge variety).