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StatmanIbrahimovic t1_j5vngb0 wrote

Reply to comment by ArchdukeBurrito in An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant: 62 words per minute by esprit-de-lescalier

Then: research into futuristic technology banned because lawmakers don't want to talk about euthanasia and the right to die with dignity.

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ObtainSustainability t1_j5z8ewb wrote

People with ALS are eventually euthanized. They administered morphine to my father and my friend's father. I am thankful that he was given that compassion. When he was gone it felt like a great weight lifted off our shoulders. No one should have to suffer that much.

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queen-of-carthage t1_j5w8pq6 wrote

Did this woman ever express suicidal intentions? Redditors love advocating for soft eugenics

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That_FireAlarm_Guy t1_j5wccdi wrote

Every human who’s ever existed has been born, and has either already died or will die.

I wasn’t given much of a choice about being born and existing, but god dammit I should be allowed to decide how I want to leave this earth.

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ptolemy18 t1_j5wudjp wrote

Amen. We figured this out with dogs decades ago. When a dog is suffering, we end the suffering. When a human is suffering, well, suffering is noble and medically assisted death isn’t an option.

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StatmanIbrahimovic t1_j5xdo66 wrote

Is this technology only going to help this woman speak? Truth is we don't know how many people are alive against their will.

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