I doubt anyone is going to force any doctors to perform euthanasia. If a doctor is willing to perform the service, though, and the informed, consenting patient wants to end his or her life, I don't see what the problem is.
This is my opinion as a person who has never completely climbed out of any depressive episode; from someone whose default state is apathy; from someone who has been tempted to take her own life many times, but still hasn't done it. There are various reasons for that, none of which being that a euthanasia doctor wasn't available. Actually, it might make me feel a little better to know that if it gets to the point where I just plain can't handle life anymore, I have a more humane option to take my own life than going to the local shooting range... but that's just me.
This is my opinion as a person who has never completely climbed out of any depressive episode; from someone whose default state is apathy; from someone who has been tempted to take her own life many times, but still hasn't done it. There are various reasons for that, none of which being that a euthanasia doctor wasn't available. Actually, it might make me feel a little better to know that if it gets to the point where I just plain can't handle life anymore, I have a more humane option to take my own life than going to the local shooting range... but that's just me.
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
