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Originally Posted by Ratmick
The aim of this would be to put control back in the hands of the person whose quality of life has deteriorated to the point they do not want to continue.
The decision to enact their own plan would be theirs. Not the government's, not their family's.
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I think this is the main distinction. Interestingly, the Wikipedia page about euthanasia has quite a lot of info about the debate (over hundreds of years as it turns out):
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia
I'd also like to thank everyone who's shared their stories and beliefs so respectfully.