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

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

a second, independent doctor assessing the situation

This is like how olympic judges are part of a panel, and judges decide independently who receives a prize for best performance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That definitely plays a role. I think the independent doctor also should not have any relationship to the person who has requested assisted death at all. If I am correct, one reason for that is that they can then truly come to a fresh, objective conclusion based on facts. I think another reason is that some people might become quite close with their own doctor over the years and therefore it might be difficult for this doctor to tell them no, or yes. They might be too involved.