Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

labrie_sideloaders t1_jadca15 wrote

Reply to A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ by d5dq

The only reason this is not legal is because it would cost the pharmaceutical companies amd hospitals money. They keep people alive as zombies as long as possible on insane amounts of drugs. Saw it with my father in 2018 for 6 months with cancer. He expressed dying with dignity several times. A terrible way to go out.

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samprescott1751 t1_jadbmo8 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in What websites do schools in MA post openings to? by Live-Breath9799

Generally reaching out directly to a principal is not the way to go. They have a lot to deal with day to day so if they’re receiving resumes randomly with no job posting they’ll just disregard it. The best bet is to check schoolspring or the employment opportunities section of a specific district’s website. If there’s a opening posted there it will inform you who is the point person to send it to or how to apply.

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Wentailang t1_jadbhmo wrote

Reply to comment by homefone in A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ by d5dq

my point is “a few people might feel pressure if they have multiple options, so no one should have any options” sounds utterly ridiculous in any other context. i do understand where you’re coming from, and that euthanasia is higher stakes, but we shouldn’t be torturing millions of people so that thousands might accidentally stop suffering a couple months early when they actually wanted to draw it out.

and to answer the inevitable follow up, i don’t see why it’s easier to advocate keeping euthanasia banned when we could instead be advocating for doctors not being allowed to suggest it, or not be allowed to give it to non-terminally ill patients.

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homefone t1_jadb6kt wrote

Reply to comment by Miami_Vice-Grip in A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ by d5dq

The rationale against prohibiting suicide is that human life is the most valuable thing in the world. That's why offenses which violate human life are the most heinous crimes one can commit.

Suicide is not pain mitigation. It's forcefully snuffing out someone's life, and it can't be undone. The fact that we're discussing this as just another medical treatment and not a nuclear option is exactly what concerns me here.

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homefone t1_jada8p9 wrote

Reply to comment by 3720-To-One in A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ by d5dq

Modern pain mitigation is, overall, very good and we are one of the best states for healthcare. The idea that every terminally ill person is suffering badly and wants to die as soon as possible is just wrong.

None of that addresses the fact that the option of euthanasia will encourage people who don't want to kill themselves to do so. Or the possibility that someone incapable of consenting to suicide would do so.

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Elecrockcity t1_jada001 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ by d5dq

It is indeed English. But it is a different language. It’s like a software engineer and a car mechanic trying to tell each other what’s wrong with their respective machinery. They may have the technical understanding of the problem, but lack the shared language to communicate it to the other despite their competence in ability to understand.

Which comes back to my original point - stop abiding the destruction of language. It is driving a wedge between people that would perhaps otherwise agree.

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