(December 15, 2016 at 12:38 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(December 15, 2016 at 12:24 pm)pool the great Wrote: Exactly.
My body, my choice. If I want to go to a clinic and end my life, I should have every right to. The government doesn't own my body. Fuck em.
But that could potentially be helping a mentally ill person act on impulse and get taken advantage of at the cost of their lives.
That's why I said assisted suicide should be legally permissible in specific situations and settings only.
I do agree with you that people might unnecessarily lose their life by acting on an impulse but this can easily be countered by:
1) Setting a delay in between the appointment and the assisted suicide. As in, there can be an interval of say 5 or 7 days before you are taken to a clinic to have your life ended. I'm sure smarter people can come up with even better solutions to your concern.
2) Letting the person know completely about what they getting in on and what they will potentially be missing out on.
