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would you support the right for parents to legally end the life of children who are proven beyond-a-doubt to be severely, permanentally mentally handicapped; e.g., cannot function on their own, needs help going to the bathroom, cannot be left unsupervised

Yes
19.7%
No
80.3%

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@demystifysci

Mar 8, 2021

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@Aella_Girl

Did you have an expectation for outcome on this?

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I think i woulda predicted 60% no, but i didn't consciously register a prediction beforehand

@demystifysci

Mar 8, 2021

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@Aella_Girl

...what's your stance? I suppose the anonymity of polling gives lots to hide behind

Aella

@Aella_Girl

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@demystifysci

I am sympathetic to it in extreme cases. I've read accounts from families whose lives have been destroyed.

4:46 AM · Mar 8, 2021

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I mean in the US most humane euthanasia is outlawed across the board so maybe the results shouldn't be a surprise. But it's like... people might want to integrate the idea that humans have the choice to end a life and there might be times when death is the gentler outcome

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