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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

End of life choice referendum 2020

This referendum is about whether or not they should legalize death assistance, this only applies to people who have a terminal illness. They must be over 18 and 6 months towards their death. This would be done by putting the patient to sleep and inserting a drug into them which would kill them. This gives them a painless death.

Pros

  • The only people who are allowed to make this decision must have a terminal illness or be 18 and over. 
  • The decision is made only by the person who wants to die by anyone else, and they can not be pressured.
  • People don't have to suffer anymore from living a sick life.
  • Instead of dying a painful way, they can die painlessly. 
  • The hard decision is taken away from loved ones.
Cons
  • Some doctors might not want to do this and probably once they do this can leave them guilty which has an impact on their mental health. 
  • Even if it's an assisted death it's still suicide.
  • This goes against people's beliefs and values.
I would vote yes, I know it's probably bad but I am mainly thinking about the patient and what they would be going through. They maybe think that there is no point in life if they have a terminal illness. That they'll just be in bed for the rest of their life. I dont like the fact that they have to suffer from this pain. 

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