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RE: Physician Assisted Suicide for Mental Illness #endthestigma
It's funny and sad how we approach life and mental health here in the USA.
Washington state does have a "Death with dignity" program, but it's back to the "limited time to live" clause.
The bothersome thing — in a broader sense — is that we are horrified by this idea that someone might want to end their own life... and in the next breath, we are perfectly OK with someone shooting an intruder dead because they are stealing a stereo out of an apartment.
That's not a statement about guns, but about our mixed up sense of where and when life "matters" and when it "doesn't matter."
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Excellent points. Considering death is a part of life, if someone wishes to end their life the request should be handled medically and with dignity. You're right it's super hypocritical that we can kill someone breaking in our home but, someone who's life is miserable and medically untreatable has no rights. Many of the drugs are simply short lived solutions that require increased dosages and cause dependence over time. Counseling is hit or miss. I know there's probably some very caring counselors out there but you're just entertaining most of them. Been my case anyway. Nothing worse than being unheard