With the world population getting older and older all the time, it gets more difficult to pay for all the pensions and retirement homes. For some terminally ill people who are kept alive in a selfish act by their relatives and hospitals.
Wouldn't it be a good idea to allow people to decide themselves, if they want to live on or not? I mean if people decide to put on paper (by their own will and sound of mind) that they want to be euthanized when they cannot take care of themselves anymore, and/or lost their dignity because others have to wipe their bums, or the terminally ill would it not be better to grant their wishes?
Personally I would not like to live on if that would happen to me, and I am sure there are many others who think the same but they do not let their voice be heard.
Retirement homes cost the tax payers a lot of money every year to keep them open. It is going to be more difficult every year to keep them up and running.
Euthanasia should be legal, and I think that the government should open controlled centres where this can be done. I agree there has to be some kind of screening and medical evidence (age speaks for itself).
The stupid thing to say is suicide is against the law, as the person who commits suicide does not care about it, as it is not possible to put a dead person in prison anyway.
If people want to end their lives let them do it but in a controlled manner. As many people will choose to follow this path, it will decrease the numbers of pensioners and terminally ill thus reducing costs which can be used for other good things.
Please let your thoughts be heard too.
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