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RosebyAnyName
Staring at the ceiling for 6 hours
- Nov 9, 2023
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... when things like locked-in syndrome (complete body paralysis) exist?
I researched it out of morbid curiousity (big mistake) and the articles I come across in my research were about how "people with locked-in syndrome totally still live meaningful and healthy lives" and it just sounds like a huge cope because people aren't willing to admit that there really are fates worse than death. And the worst part is that, although its rare, it's unavoidable / completely random. It could happen to anyone. And even worse, usually people without medical intervention will eventually naturally die (of starvation, you can't eat normally with full body paralysis), so mother nature has some checks and balances to make sure you aren't suffering forever. However, the absolute smoothbrains of the world for some reason think it's a good idea to force people with this condition to live against their will in this horrible state because "suicide always bad, life always good."
No offense, but if I had complete body paralysis and could only communicate with only vertical eye movement then the only thing I will say is "kill me kill me kill me kill me," maybe the pro-life idiots of the world would finally get the message. Or, maybe they'd only get the message if they were actually forced to live with it, in which case then nobody would take them seriously. Funny how that works.
Medical system is fucked. Make euthanasia accessible (especially those with severe, incurable health complications).
I researched it out of morbid curiousity (big mistake) and the articles I come across in my research were about how "people with locked-in syndrome totally still live meaningful and healthy lives" and it just sounds like a huge cope because people aren't willing to admit that there really are fates worse than death. And the worst part is that, although its rare, it's unavoidable / completely random. It could happen to anyone. And even worse, usually people without medical intervention will eventually naturally die (of starvation, you can't eat normally with full body paralysis), so mother nature has some checks and balances to make sure you aren't suffering forever. However, the absolute smoothbrains of the world for some reason think it's a good idea to force people with this condition to live against their will in this horrible state because "suicide always bad, life always good."
No offense, but if I had complete body paralysis and could only communicate with only vertical eye movement then the only thing I will say is "kill me kill me kill me kill me," maybe the pro-life idiots of the world would finally get the message. Or, maybe they'd only get the message if they were actually forced to live with it, in which case then nobody would take them seriously. Funny how that works.
Medical system is fucked. Make euthanasia accessible (especially those with severe, incurable health complications).