"I'm now conflicted because to me it's a copout to offer medical assistance in dying for people who are mentally ill when we have a country that makes you mentally ill."
This is it.
I absolutely understand every individual who, for whatever reason, feels like they have been pushed to the end of their rope.
I also despise the society that objectively has enough wealth to make everyone's ropes so much longer and sturdier, but refuses to do so.
Kevorkian was a local figure here in metro Detroit and one that my family openly supported. His work was touted by them as giving the dignity of death to suffering elderly patients and I believe that’s the entirety of what he did. So like you, I had a certain impression of what assisted death meant and who it is for. Hearing that a physician would bring it up and to a younger patient instead of the patient bringing it up is horrifying. There are so many lonely and depressed people, so many sensitive to the larger than life opinions of medical doctors. What a minefield. What a ducked society that people just want out.
"I'm now conflicted because to me it's a copout to offer medical assistance in dying for people who are mentally ill when we have a country that makes you mentally ill."
This is it.
I absolutely understand every individual who, for whatever reason, feels like they have been pushed to the end of their rope.
I also despise the society that objectively has enough wealth to make everyone's ropes so much longer and sturdier, but refuses to do so.
Facts. 💯
Kevorkian was a local figure here in metro Detroit and one that my family openly supported. His work was touted by them as giving the dignity of death to suffering elderly patients and I believe that’s the entirety of what he did. So like you, I had a certain impression of what assisted death meant and who it is for. Hearing that a physician would bring it up and to a younger patient instead of the patient bringing it up is horrifying. There are so many lonely and depressed people, so many sensitive to the larger than life opinions of medical doctors. What a minefield. What a ducked society that people just want out.
This is incredibly honest writing—no half measures whatsoever here.
Woww this was an experience
Raw and piercing.
YES. These stories are important. Quoted and re-stacked. Thank you.
https://substack.com/@flintstitch/note/c-67155952
So why did you bully a woman of color for asking who you are and being uppity about not looking at your profile? You did that.
You had a bad day and took it out on me.