People do. There's something called the Hemlock Society (apparently it has a different name now) that operated in retirement homes, almost like a secret society, for people that did want to off themselves (heard about this via relatives who were in a home).
That's ALSO a slippery slope, because what's the line between murder and suicide (or assisting suicide) when it's all done under the law?
Legalized ethanasia does NOT have to be a slippery slope. See Switzerland. It's pretty minimal.
Government recommended--NO. Government sanctioned or encouraged or even assisted--NO.
I think in many--maybe most--cases that's true. There are situations where rational people may wish to no longer live. Intolerable quality of life from disease or other mental/physical affliction. Intolerable quality of life from old age. etc.
If an adult, of sound mind, without any coercion, wants to kill himself or herself, so be it imho.
What's the big deal?
IF someone wants to die and IF that person is of sound mind, why not let them?
Then they can off themselves. Government recommended, sanctioned, encouraged and assisted suicide is a slippery slope.
People do. There's something called the Hemlock Society (apparently it has a different name now) that operated in retirement homes, almost like a secret society, for people that did want to off themselves (heard about this via relatives who were in a home).
That's ALSO a slippery slope, because what's the line between murder and suicide (or assisting suicide) when it's all done under the law?
Legalized ethanasia does NOT have to be a slippery slope. See Switzerland. It's pretty minimal.
Government recommended--NO. Government sanctioned or encouraged or even assisted--NO.
I would define the vast majority of people actively seeking their own death to be not of sound mind, for the very first issue.
I think in many--maybe most--cases that's true. There are situations where rational people may wish to no longer live. Intolerable quality of life from disease or other mental/physical affliction. Intolerable quality of life from old age. etc.
If an adult, of sound mind, without any coercion, wants to kill himself or herself, so be it imho.