Archived Dutch Courts decide it's fine to start euthanizing old people against their will (medicalxpress.com)
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Archived Dutch Courts decide it's fine to start euthanizing old people against their will (medicalxpress.com)
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[–] Morbo 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
Yes, I have lost two grandparents to it. They may have suffered at times, but it wasn't constant enough to think about "putting them down". They never said "I want to die" either. Who are we to presume we know what is best? What empowers anyone to make that call on someone else? What happens if we allow the government to decide when to euthanize a dementia patient? There are too many ethical questions to work through and some may not have satisfactory answers. This is what (((they))) want to do to us. Don't support your own genocide.
[–] Volcris 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Seeing them scream in absolute terror, fighting those around them because they hallucinate and no longer recognize anyone or anything.
A 24/7 nightmare punctuated by periods of exhausted, zonked non presence. I have seen severe dementia were there are only occasionally, weekly at best short spells of semi clarity. I say semi because they briefly recognize others and in a daze attempt communication.
Otherwise only short yes or no while exhausted, long periods of ear shattering wails, kicking and punching and falling out of their chair to convulse on the floor while sobbing and howling because they have no idea how they got there, the experience of being there is foreign and odd and they no longer remember how to animate their limbs to stand up.
If your grandparents were severe dementia, you would know it, because it wouldn’t be suffering at times, it would be constant, continuous hell on them, to the point were they actually get stronger muscles than before from all the physical work fighting and convulsing.
[–] Space_Sorcerer 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
I'm kinda torn on this. Both sides present very good arguments.
[–] ShakklezthaKlown 2 points 6 points 8 points (+8|-2) ago
lol when state sanctioned murder is a "good argument" you might be retarded.