Some progress, finally.

Edit: for the benefit of the tinfoil hat wearers, assisted dying is not the same as euthanasia.

  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Except this is nothing like the procedure Canada has in place.

    People seeking this out need to be terminally ill with less than 6 months to live, it needs to be approved by doctors and a judge, I believe it has to be brought up by the patient, etc.

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      11 hours ago

      It will be eventually, if we’re not careful. The capitalists are gradually trying to normalise it.

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        6 hours ago

        So the slippery slope fallacy, got it.

        “If we allow terminally ill the choice to die painlessly and with dignity, we’re actually welcoming doctors telling anybody with any ailment to kill themselves” is a wild take.

        You can apply the same fallacy to practically any law. It’s absurd.

        “They’ve introduced an age of consent?? This is a slippery slope! Soon the government will prevent all reproduction!1”

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        8 hours ago

        It’s not possible for that to happen in the UK without a further bill in Parliament. I believe in Canada the law has changed as a result of decisions by the courts.