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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] 3 points 9 months ago

I have no idea about Switzerland, but a lot of these death with dignity laws do not include dementia and the like. You may want to check out what the legal options and realities are.

I've watched both of my grandmas head down this same road, preparing for my mom to do the same. It's absolutely terrifying and I was seriously looking at moving somewhere that would give me the option, only to find it doesn't exist currently in my country (US).