"Right to die" now specifically means "right to die in the case of terminal illnesses that are guaranteed to cause death anyway within a certain limited window of time and in that time window guaranteed to cause immense physical suffering"
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It's just, you know, this is THE QUESTION and the question is SO IMPORTANT that it's a question people who hold strong opinions on it actively demand we do not discuss
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Don't take my word for it, that's what Camus says at the beginning of The Myth of Sisyphus "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide"
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I am pro-assisted-dying, but this is why I don't talk about it I very definitely want to fucking die, therefore any argument I make in favour of assisted dying is fruit of the poisoned tree
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I grew up with my biomom begging us repeatedly to euthanize her if she ever lost her independence To be clear, she never was in jeopardy of losing that independence but she found the prospect so frightful she felt it important to get her kids on board with someday killing her
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