[moribvndvs]

From the article:

> Nearly all of those who requested assisted dying - around 96% - had a foreseeable natural death. The remaining 4% were granted euthanasia due to having a long-term chronic illness and where a natural death was not imminent. The average age of those seeking assisted dying was around 77 years old, with cancer being the most frequent underlying medical condition.

It’s ridiculous to jump to a conclusion that these are simply people that aren’t “fulfilled” enough.

[utopicwork]

Im not jumping to conclusions. The state wants disabled people dead instead of helping us. "Natural death" does a lot of heavy lifting for healthcare systems that kill us by a million papercuts

[moribvndvs]

Yes, you are. First, you insinuated that these people died for a lack of fulfilling lives that was somehow withheld from them. Who are you to say none of them were fulfilled, or that there is some magic cure for mortality and the uncertainties of life? Now you’re doubling down by suggest this is some ulterior motive by the government to kill disabled people. If that’s not a huge jump to a conclusion then I don’t know what is.

You’ll get no argument from me that “the system”–whether it’s private or public–has put expediency over the dignified lives of its denizens. After all, I live in the US with dwindling few social nets and a for-profit healthcare system that quite purposely and openly prioritizes profitability over health and wellbeing, and uses our suffering as profit streams. But I will not make the mistake of conflating this with the idea that assisted dying is purposeful state-sanctioned murder. In fact, that detestable point of view is one that wishes to deprive me of perhaps one of the few choices I might have when the time comes, that wants to force me to endure suffering, all because some other person doesn’t feel the same way as a result of personal, religious, or whatever other reasons.

I’ll stand with you if the state wants to kill anyone that wants to live, but against you if you wish to deprive me or any independent individual their autonomy.