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.
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.