Anonymous #1 2d

there are ethical questions involving euthanasia and MAID law around how to properly determine whether it really is the only option in each individual situation— especially in terms of what should be required legally for it too be considered— but the intention is that this is for a tiny number of extreme cases where newborns already have no chance of survival and their parents don’t want them to suffer unnecessarily

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Anonymous #1 2d

You are correct however that now brings up a different problem

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Anonymous OP 2d

yeah that’s what i mean by the ethical concern being where the limits and requirements should be

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Anonymous shrimp_fried_rice 2d

Like why is this not the first euthanasia controversy they’ve gotten into

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Anonymous #1 2d

especially with mental health there is a big possibility of confusing suicidal thoughts (a symptom of mental illness) for the genuine desire to avoid future suffering that terminal cancer patients might experience

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Anonymous #1 2d

I get it’s to reduce pain and suffering but we got powerful pain killers for that 😭 if the baby is gonna die anyway just let it die naturally, same reason why assisted suicide shouldn’t be explored

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Anonymous shrimp_fried_rice 2d

i mean i get that to an extent but also painkillers can only do so much, and with newborns it’s often very difficult to tell how much they are really suffering

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Anonymous #1 2d

I mean it’s not like a baby has the capacity to ask to be euthanized like most other terminally ill patients 😭 like I don’t support medically assisted suicide in general but at least it’s voluntary on the terminally ill patients part, I think if they can’t voice their approval or consent then it should DEFINITELY be completely off the table

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Anonymous shrimp_fried_rice 2d

look all i can say is if i one day get married and decide to have children and get pregnant and grow that baby for nine months and pick out a name and imagine a whole life for them, and then i gave birth and god forbid the baby had a horrific genetic that would inevitably lead to their slow painful death within weeks or months, i would want a quicker and more peaceful passing to be an option for my baby

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Anonymous #1 2d

the issue of children and babies not being able to consent medically to anything is an ethical concern for all kids in all situations

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Anonymous #1 2d

That’s fair, it’s not like I want anyone to suffer unnecessarily, but there’s other ways hospitals have to ease that burden on patients. Hospice and end of life care is all about focusing on a patient’s comfort over invasive medical treatment to keep them alive. It’s just sooooo ethically iffy to me and egh, it would be better to just not have to ask those questions about “what patients qualify for euthanasia” to me 💔

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Anonymous shrimp_fried_rice 2d

yeah it is extremely ethically difficult and i wouldn’t wish that choice or situation on anyone. but as long as these diseases exist it will be a question of what is the most compassionate thing

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