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Grocklette t1_jc7f3nh wrote

Reply to comment by Vallkyrie in Conn. woman 1st non-Vermonter granted assisted suicide right by getBusyChild

A big part of it is religion, which in my opinion, is just a tool some people use to shield themselves from the fact that life inevitably ends for us all. My friend was 100% convinced that there is no God, no afterlife, no nothing. So it was incredibly infuriating to him when people insisted he go on living for their religious morality. It's just so vile that society's religious delusion can impact the lives of others in such ways.

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Dangerous-Possible72 t1_jc8r2f8 wrote

It’s all religion. In the US the Catholic Church is the biggest obstacle to decent right to die legislation moving forward.

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phaedrus71 t1_jc901r4 wrote

The sanctity of human life. They only care when you’re a zygote or a near vegetable

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meatball77 t1_jc9gv8e wrote

Even different burial options. The Catholic Church went against eco-burials because even having the option for other people was wrong for them.

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lifeofblair t1_jc841uf wrote

I had a family member say that we don’t get to decide when and how we die that’s for god. My mom is very much would look into assisted suicide if she ever got sick or terminally ill but others are so convinced about god.

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metalshoes t1_jc9mbls wrote

Well if god decided you get to die of stage four cancer while sucking the life and joy out of all of your loved ones, fuck god, I’m taking the kill pill.

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tuxedo_jack t1_jcamg79 wrote

Yep. Thanatophobia is a motherfucker to them, and they're terrified of the concept that their existence won't matter to anything or anyone in the end, hence why they come up with increasingly crazy and desperate theological ideas (like the Quiverfull movement) in order to see if they can feel like they left a lasting mark on the world.

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OneHumanPeOple t1_jc8uhjo wrote

I’m an atheist but I believe in preserving life. That doesn’t mean I would force that philosophical belief on someone else though. People should have the right to live or to die.

The atheist perspective tells me that there isn’t evidence that we continue to experience anything after death. We stop existing. So, we can’t experience relief from suffering. However, in life, there exists the possibility of relief or pleasure or cure in some cases.

I suffer from cluster headaches. Some people call them “suicide headaches” because they make want to die. I know what extreme suffering is.

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ChubbiestLamb6 t1_jc92hui wrote

>We stop existing. So, we can’t experience relief from suffering.

Pretty sure the part people care about is just to stop experiencing the suffering. Which dying handily takes care of.

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