An interesting topic was accidentally brought up at work today by my co-worker Hannah. We were talking about our aging grandparents and how eventually they will no longer be able to live on their own. They will need either family or other assistance to perform their daily activities.
The conversation was fairly innocent, but it got me thinking about a topic I've thought about from time to time. I know it seems morbid, but I hope they legalize assisted suicides in the future. I know some of you are thinking what's wrong with you?? But I really think it should be legalized.
Think about people who are dying from cancer. Have you ever watched someone die from cancer? It can be an extremely slow and painful way to go. What if the person dying didn't want to live through that? Why should we dictate they have to? Why should we make them suffer?
People in their 80's and 90's won't live much longer. If the oldest living person lived until 115 years old, why should someone in their 90's not be able to chose how they die? Of course, it should be their choice. If they want to live to be 115, so be it.
Everyone makes different choices in this life, why not left them choose how they leave this life too? What happened to freedom? Where did it go?
It's illegal to abuse people or animals. Isn't forcing someone to suffer in life abuse too? People should have a choice and we should accept each person's choice.
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