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[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

"Quality of life" vs "quantity of life" is a question that can be discussed at both ends.

Extending life at all costs is not always the best path.
Society has grown more comfortable having this conversation with regards to the elderly and the terminally ill because it's easy for them to weigh in on their own circumstances.
It's a harder conversation when it comes to accident victims or those profoundly stricken by a malady, because they often can't weigh in.
When it comes to neonatal or infants, it's harder yet because they can't weigh in and they're so precious to us.

No one is talking euthanasia without express consent, that's monsterous.
Asking if the effort is worth it is different though. As unfortunate as it is, some people never experience enough happiness in their lives to justify the pain we were able to save them for.

It's sad, but there are people who would rather have been allowed to die than to have to wait 18 years for assisted suicide.

this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2023
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