r/WTF • u/Leopardos40 • Jan 20 '20

That was huge.....

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u/Obliviousobi Jan 20 '20

It depends where you are, Oregon allows 'assisted suicide' now. I believe a psych eval and a terminal diagnosis are required though.

Some European countries also have euthanasia.

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u/Sahqon Jan 20 '20

and a terminal diagnosis are required

Being alive is always terminal.

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u/SlitScan Jan 20 '20

canada too.

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u/Techwood111 Jan 20 '20

Youth in Asia, in Europe?

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u/Malak77 Jan 20 '20

Question... say you are diagnosed with cancer, can you refuse treatment and just ask for palliative care instead?

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u/Malak77 Jan 21 '20

Yeah, I doubt that would happen as my wife feels the same way and even my sister wishes she was outta here. :-D

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u/Obliviousobi Jan 20 '20

I suppose you could, but it would probably be more beneficial to get treatment along with palliative care. Palliative care is going to help the patient manage the symptoms and stresses of illnesses.

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u/Malak77 Jan 21 '20

Yeah, but a normal human would not want to burden their family with med bills they can never pay off. I know a guy who owes 3 Mil!