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Old 10-01-2017, 09:34 AM   #36
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Default Re: Euthanasia - your thoughts?

It begs the question why isn't it being debated.

I can't vouch for others, but my argument, whilst emotionally worded, is based on the two latter factors you've mentioned.

Real impacts & consequences - using just my Nanna's example:

* She had no will to live for 10 years and openly/repeatedly made this very obvious, upon every visit I made.
* She was unable to end her life on her own terms, up to 10 years prior.
* The last 5 years of her battle with dementia saw her limited to a 2 minute max conversation loop with stock questions & stock answers. Something she'd said another 5 years prior that she did NOT want to endure.
* Her ongoing existence against her will meant a bed, a shared bathroom, and three meals a day were taken up by her for 10 years when someone else who actually had a will to live could have benefited instead.

These were real impacts & consequences.
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