The truth about assisted dying | Dr. Stefanie Green | TEDxSurrey

[@bronwyntanner4501]

As a hospice care giver I have watched so many patients and families suffer. Assistance would be so kind and caring a loving. A true act of compassion

[@itsjustme6315]

Amen @bronwyntanner4501 !

[@francescomanzo3939]

so sorry for your struggles

[@cuntzxcvbnm]

well said and100% true

[@amany247]

No god but Allah Islam way for peace and real monotheist Search about the truth with honest heart And first ask Allah to help you to find the way

[@viktor4840]

As long as medicine is prolonging life, it is a gift. But it becomes a horror if it is just prolonging death. Assisted dying can preserve dignity and reduce suffering.

[@colleenUN]

People can turn down any treatment.

[@davidkessler6878]

They are often pressured by relatives into undergoing treatments that are not in their best interests. DNR orders are also routinely ignored.

[@antispindr8613]

While few here seem to want to address this, are there not a number of greedy people that are willing to make granny feel like a burden?

[@joecheffo5942]

@@colleenUN I was crippled by an antibiotic my doctor gave me. Now crippled and in pain. This was my doctors fault, didn't give me any warnings and could have used something less dangerous than Levaquin. I trusted my doctor. They are supposed to do no harm. Now I suffer every day and want to die, but this is not terminal so what do I do?

[@seia2758]

@@joecheffo5942 Just don't go to that doctor anymore. Just let the sweet embrace of death take you when the time comes and live your life as much as you can before you expire. Going to the hospital will just give you more pain, and for what? Extend your life? Hah! What you don't realize is that doctors and nurses need money too. So they keep you suffering so you end up paying them more money.

[@anncoombs8610]

We are blessed to have this option in our country. Thank you to this amazing doctor for her eloquence and compassion.

[@amany247]

No god but Allah Islam way for peace and real monotheist Search about the truth with honest heart And first ask Allah to help you to find the way

[@CabezazoDeYendrickAl86]

The world would be a better world once humanity understand that each person is free to make their decisions as long as they do not affect third parties.

[@SimplesMenteSaude-gc1bp]

When someone has to do it for you it is a third party. When government does it for you it is a third party. When people who do not agree have to fund it it is a third party. There is no such thing as not afecting a third party.

[@BurtTurbo]

@@SimplesMenteSaude-gc1bp great job twisting this into your narrative. The poster obviously meant "Affecting" in the sense of hurting or forcing onto another person. The woman in the presentation obviously decided for herself what she wanted to do for work, because she's helping people. Your comment suggests somebody is FORCING her to kill them.

[@VanillaGorilla541]

Personally, I think/believe that when we exist, death is not present; and when death exists, we are not present. All sensations and consciousness ends with death and therefore in death there is neither pleasure nor pain. I think that our fear of death arises from the belief that in death, there is awareness. I mean just do your best to try and remember how it felt in the whole of time, before you were born. As far as I can tell, we were all "dead" up until the time we were born, and it didn't seem to affect me in the least..

[@SerenitywithLawna-Merry]

I believe we need to be more careful with the things we have opinions on, especially when we are not faced with the harsh facts that people like myself are forced to deal with - I have a chronic progressive condition, and it started off with me being diagnosed after almost dying; I didn't even think I would recovery enough to be sitting here saying that i have intentions of posting my first video on this channel in two weeks but here I am. The harsh realities that I had to face, at a young age, after becoming a mother for the first time were traumatizing and the system often forgets the care in healthcare, so... it's not that we want to die NOW -it's that we want to know we are not going to suffer more than we already have and we do not want our families or our system to suffer as a result of us either. If people have a hard time understanding this, then honestly, they need to be asking themselves whether they are truly humanistic or just ego filled and scared of the inevitable fact that we all die, and we should be able to die with grace and dignity.

[@shahrzad10036]

my Dear . I absolutely agree . and I wish peace for you and your beautiful family

[@SerenitywithLawna-Merry]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate this!@@shahrzad10036

[@antispindr8613]

But, before rushing to push assisted killing, why are people not campaigning for decent, well-funded, end-of-life care? Or are the elderly becoming a burden on the state?

[@SerenitywithLawna-Merry]

@@antispindr8613 I don't know, why aren't you doing just that? and sticking around to build the plans and secure the funding... and making sure people are there for people like me and my family members? Also, why do I want to be treated by the same healthcare professionals that you don't trust to be able to make the right decision on allowing people to have dignity in their death? It makes no sense to tell me that I want to end up having to rely on anyone for my end-of-life-care if it means I'm incapacitated. Why are you trying to argue with the person who this affects instead of trying to understand that its my voice that matters in this situation - not yours. I hope you can put everything you know aside, and really let the above sink in.

[@allaamrauf8214]

There is no proof that death will alleviate all forms of suffering.

[@awifeinterrupted]

My mom died yesterday. She was 89 years old. Widowed in January after 66 years of marriage. She was in end-stage kidney disease, 8 years on dialysis. Diagnosed with Afib in July. In August she fell at home and fractured her pelvis and could no longer walk. She spent the next 33 days bedridden being transferred from hospitals and rehabilitation hospitals. Six transfers in all. She knew she was dying. For weeks she kept asking "why is it taking so long"? All she wanted was to come home and sit in her recliner and be at peace. I visited with her everyday and stayed as long as I could. But the day before she died she was transferred to CICU and I was only allowed to visit 30 minutes. She died early the next morning in a hospital attached to machines without me there. I'm 59 years old. I have believed in assisted dying since I was a teenager. My husband died at age 45 with terminal cancer. He passed at home under hospice care with family. My father died alone in a nursing home at age 89 following a stroke just 10 hours after being discharged from the hospital. Assisted dying IS humane. We should all be able to choose our own exit plan.

[@aliciastanley5582]

So sorry about your mom. Maybe some peace for those exiting but hard for us left behind loving them.❤️

[@Kashyap_Trivedi2]

​​@@aliciastanley5582I'm 75 years old, and my wife is 73 years old. Unfortunately, we both have cancer and have decided to pursue euthanasia to end our suffering. We have chosen April 10, 2024, for this decision. We believe everyone should have the right to choose euthanasia. If this choice is not allowed, it is unjust. Most importantly, every person should have the right to decide when to leave this world. Sorry for your lost May her soul rest in peace and God give strength to you.

[@KarenSquires-yk6df]

❤❤❤

[@twinkletoes.9968]

Condolences on your losses.

[@petercollins7848]

Anyone can refuse medical care at any time and simply ‘go home’ - it is not compulsory. This story doesn’t make sense.

[@Grits7]

I live in British Columbia and am approved for assisted dying for non terminal chronic illness. The empowerment and relief I feel keeps me living longer knowing I have a choice

[@DanniiGirl1]

So how did you get approved if you're not suffering. If u don't mind me asking are you lonely or 90 something and had enough?

[@DanniiGirl1]

Or do you feel you didn't belong in this world. Never found your place in this world perhaps. I'd like to understand

[@joecheffo5942]

She has a chronic illness, just not terminal. It is probably causing pain and physical limitations on her life@@DanniiGirl1

[@antispindr8613]

Has anyone made feel that your life does not matter, or that you are a burden on the state?

[@Grits7]

@@antispindr8613 No never. I believe in personal responsibility

[@TestTest-eb8jr]

As the widower of my wife, who suffered from (inoperable) brain cancer, I can only say this about this TED-talk... 👍🖒👌🖒👍.

[@francescomanzo3939]

so sorry for your loss :(

[@TestTest-eb8jr]

@@francescomanzo3939 Thank you !!

[@twinkletoes.9968]

Condolences on your loss.

[@HeyitsBri_]

My grandmother passed this way and I was blessed enough to have provided her hospice care at home. She got morphine to make her comfortable and she went with family, clean, on new sheets, in her own bed. It was sunny and it shined on her through the window. I wish this for so many and it hurt so bad to see her go but it’s the best we could’ve done.

[@luisitaevangelista8563]

Thank you for using your voice for those who want to choose to move on from this life and end their suffering.

[@cuntzxcvbnm]

well stated

[@amany247]

No god but Allah Islam way for peace and real monotheist Search about the truth with honest heart And first ask Allah to help you to find the way

[@fillistine]

I sign petitions for this in the UK. I live with a condition that will get worse and I personally want this for myself when I become terminal. Lobby your MP or whoever you voted in, if you want the change. Keep on lobbying I will go through any psychiatric evaluation to show i am of sound mind and capable of making informed choices, just so I can get the death I want

[@Kashyap_Trivedi2]

I'm 72 years old, and my wife is 70 years old. Unfortunately, we both have cancer and have decided to pursue euthanasia to end our suffering. We have chosen April 10, 2024, for this decision. We believe everyone should have the right to choose euthanasia. If this choice is not allowed, it is unjust. Most importantly, every person should have the right to decide when to leave this world. I hope the government allows you to do this. No one should be suffer.

[@itsjustme6315]

I think assisting someone's death is such a beautiful service to provide! This is a very necessary and humane service and should be a normal thing to do! Folks put their suffering animals to sleep. "It's the humane thing to do", right??? People suffer so much in torturing pain, I don't want to die that way. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO!

[@TryingtoTellYou]

Yes, let's all get our morals from a John Wayne movie.

[@contrarian_I]

Simple, animal lives means less than human lives that is why race horses will be put down when they break and leg and humans will not. People put down their pets all the time but will NEVER EVER do that to their kids because the love humans have for one another is much higher than that we show animals.

[@BurtTurbo]

@@TryingtoTellYou how's that any different than a 2000-year-old book?

[@TryingtoTellYou]

@@BurtTurbo I am an atheist...

[@janetslicer3637]

I completely agree 100%. It was the way my parents went and I will choose it too when the time comes.

[@tizianobrombin8516]

Great speech! Helping people in a compassionate way. what a job. What a mission. Thanks a lot!

[@copper815]

this deserves more attention

[@antispindr8613]

But has not the media already given assisted killing more then enough attention? For why are most comments here avoiding concerns that this form of final solution reflects some dark shadow of Germany in the 1930s?

[@NumberOneBlitz]

My grandma just had it done this past Friday . She wasn't scared at all she had written a letter previously advocating it for it to be an option with the attorney general. While I am still very sad about it it was nice being able to say goodbye on our own terms.

[@clairesnyman895]

Thank you for your continued work on increasing awareness about assisted dying. This was a very impactful talk and really drove home to the fact that it is often about how we really want to live.

[@anniekarinarichardson5638]

I had the opportunity to assist a love one like a caregiver and, this is an experience that changed my life for ever. Palliative care is a huge way to helping people in that moment in the end of life. Helping the families as well!!!

[@francescomanzo3939]

so sorry for your loss :(

[@colleenUN]

Euthanizing people or Assisted Suicide is not palliative care.

[@DebraWhite-v9d]

Your pragmatically compassionate explanation of what happens for a person who gets the power of choice over their care, their suffering, and when to end the 'fight' to live. With the power of choice, how much that invites living back into a person's last days. Thank you Dr. Green for your service.

[@no_mnom]

It's the right of anyone who has a terminal disease or a cognitive one which will only get worse, not everyone wants to feel themselves losing themselves

[@Qamar-Raza]

This video made so emotional hardly we think about this reality of life. We are so occupied in day to day activity as if it’s never gonna end😢

[@usjuliana]

Amazing, dear doctor. Thanks for so much respect for life and its dignity. Blessed be. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🫶🏻❤️

[@1sanremy]

Thanx for helping shining light on this sensible unpopular topic which needs more courageous communicators like this heroic doctor. Every one is concerned and has the moral responsability to participate in the debate. WE must "KILL" PAINFUL DEATH before IT KILLS US ! Peace & love

[@zekornizstudiosgh]

I find it hard to understand people who think assisted death is wrong. I mean, why watch a loved one who has no chance of healing suffer helplessly anyway? Is that what you call love?

[@swredderx]

This is called 'emotionally-driven irrational decision' , strong emotions override practical or logical thinking. Is it right or wrong is not for me to say but it's REAL.

[@darlenestuart9900]

It starts with volunteers, then after a while the govt will make it mandatory at a certain age. You know that the govt already wants to get rid of millions of people. . That would just open the door. Just like the movie soylent green. You should watch it.

[@zekornizstudiosgh]

@@swredderx It's real alright 👍🏽

[@MeghanSchrader-gj2tl]

I oppose assisted suicide, because I am disabled and I don’t want to be forced to live in a world where doctors regularly suggest that I end my own life, as this reincarnation of Josef Mengele supports. This is not a doctor who only helps dying people die, she is enthusiastic about killing people with psychiatric and neurological disorders like mine. Opposing the implementation of such a program is not irrational emotion, that’s self-respect and demanding respect from others. I don’t care how kind and gentle this person sounds; it’s objectively hateful & oppressive to turn disabled people’s suicides into a “medical procedure.” You right to die supporters are NOT entitled to inflict 4th class citizenship on the disabled community so that YOU can plan your own deaths.

[@Kashyap_Trivedi2]

​@@MeghanSchrader-gj2tlI'm 72 years old, and my wife is 70 years old. Unfortunately, we both have cancer and have decided to pursue euthanasia to end our suffering. We have chosen April 10, 2024, for this decision. We believe everyone should have the right to choose euthanasia. If this choice is not allowed, it is unjust. Most importantly, every person should have the right to decide when to leave this world. If you are suffering and want to leave this world, then there is nothing wrong with this.

[@wella_agda]

I witnessed how my mom suffered from cancer and I wouldn’t want to go through that. I told my hubby I want to die on my own terms should I suffer the same fate as my mom, but he brushes me off. He avoids death topic.

[@Petrvsco]

@@kmkmk7887i would not go that far. Death is not “a beautiful thing”. It is important and something worth discussing with people in your life, but not beautiful. Also, many people do not need the clutches of a god-like figure to navigate life (and death).

[@HindiLearnersDiary]

Assisted dying MUST be legalized. This is a compassionate and dignified approach.

[@coachalejandrocabrera]

A persons free will and what they want to do with their life is always to be respected. However, I have learned that in the dance of life , God will help you but you have to do your part all the way. .. As a health and life coach, I would say that as a society we need to focus more attention on healing mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually and trust that God has our best interest in mind. We have the capability to heal and reverse from all types of illnesses, but just need to follow our hearts, our intuition and ask for help from God and those that can help us. God bless. 🙏🏼 💚

[@jadedmonk7001]

Eloquently stated and so very, very true. Thank you❤

[@MichelaAngeloPregaPerNoi]

this woman has studied ancient theatrical techniques to convince people that she is so genuine and kind! She takes money from big industry and she is going to eternal punishment and it suits her well!

[@stefaniegreen3752]

no money from any industry.....that's patently incorrect.

[@notmedude]

This is one of the most amazing ted speeches I have ever seen and I saw many. Hopefully, one day, this will become one of the unalienable rights of every person on this planet.

[@notmedude]

@@6079_SMITH_W to have a choice

[@lucindaamicis6606]

To have someone kill you? This "right" would not be for the people, but for the perpetrators, getting away without any liability.

[@notmedude]

@@lucindaamicis6606 wait till you suffer from chronic illness

[@teeve1500]

Wow. That was beautiful. Thank you.

[@geode9512]

These services should be available to all. So many people end their lives in violent ways. It would be better for them to leave more peacefully. My body my choice

[@lisasalyersrnc4829]

We are more human to animals than we are to humans

[@contrarian_I]

You probably reached this conclusion because of how quick we are to put our pets to ‘rest’. The simple answer is that we value them less than we value humans therefore animals dying is a sad thing especially if they are pets but it doesn’t come close to a family member dying. Race horses will be put down for simply breaking a leg while on the other hand we humans will try our very best to save another human life no matter how grave the injury.

[@phillysea3456]

Thankful to have this option in Washington State.

[@stookinthemiddle]

It's autonomy. It's giving back the power to the person. I go out on my terms, not my conditions' terms. We do the same for our pets so why not ourselves?

[@pwgrayson1]

Wow. This is really amazing.

[@randallmccrea8245]

I really think we need this for people who are suffering from anxiety and depression

[@sophieb5440]

I agree. No one wants to talk about this. But endless suffering is not a life worth living for many people. It's a tremendous ethical issue; however I do believe that a right-to-die is IS a human right.

[@TrentonTompkins]

​@@sophieb5440I agree, but it's hard, because being suicidal is a symptom of depression, which can essentially just clear up, with or without treatment. I tried to take my life when I was 20, mainly over a girl, and thought of doing it again at 29, over the same girl. Maybe I would have been better off if I had died at 18, or 29, but now I'm 37, and plan to sign up for cryonics, and it isn't because my life has been worth living, but because I think it could be worth living. I was only a couple choices away from a good life, and maybe I still am. If I had a different mom, or made a few different choices - kept my Bitcoins, my life could be great rn. So I think the right to die should be a fundamental one, but maybe not the right to die on a whim. I do think anyone considering MAID should be at least told about cryonics. When I thought about killing myself, that's what I wanted, a do over. I thought I'd just come back as a baby with different parents and get another shot at childhood. But who knows, I could have came back as a dairy cow😅

[@rxcashdaddy87]

im not crying, youre crying

[@elliemurphy2560]

Who is cutting onions?

[@randal_gibbons]

I have severe ringing in my ears (tinnitus) and I have decided I've had enough. I have live with it for 35 years but after getting COVID it has become unbearable. Tonight I had the first talk with my gf about wanting to end my life. It didn't go very well. I'm tired of suffering with this. It is torture every day.

[@joecheffo5942]

Wow can't we just leave when we feel it's not worth it? It's so ingrained, I know it's partly religion but not all. People just can't accept mortality. They just can't. That has to be the biggest mental illness of all.

[@LiLaLizzy8]

How are you doing? I have the green light from a Swiss Organisation but my BF and family are against this. For them I am not sick enough. But often I don't want to go on anymore. I am also so tired

[@LiLaLizzy8]

How are you doing? I have the green light from a Swiss Organisation but my BF and family are against this. For them I am not sick enough. But often I don't want to go on anymore. I am also so tired

[@Leonetnin]

@@LiLaLizzy8 Please don't kill yourself. Living is worth the struggle. Praying for your situation, I don't know what you're going through in life but I know that your life indeed is one worth living. Please, reconsider. Lizzy, there is light in the darkness. Please don't do anything that you won't be able to undo.

[@LiLaLizzy8]

@@Leonetnin Thank you for reaching out. I had major foregut surgery that I can't undo unfortunately and I am suffering from extreme consequences. I am severly malnourished. I can't bear this much longer. I am so scared of getting worse and not being able to get out on my own terms. I don't want to be in hospitals anymore. I am so sick of being sick. I love my family. But I can't suffer much longer. I don't know what value I have if I am just sick and bitter. It is so difficult to see the light.

[@victoriamacpriest7130]

Thank you

[@Nicolas_Arencibia]

That image definitely stick with you all your life. I cant imagine the sadness not only suffered by those families but yours, that have to see a lot of cases like the final one you told. I shed some tears watching this talk and I am glad to know about assisted dying, being the last will of someone who is dying by any cause. This TedTalk have had an impact on me that left me speechless.

[@bobbimalanowski2848]

Thank you, Dr. Green, for speaking on a subject that most people avoid. I plan to find a country where I can plan my death. If we have the compassion to help companion animals, we should be able to leave this earth on our own terms.

[@TryingtoTellYou]

Except you're not a dog and you need to find a better argument.

[@harley4957]

I think alot of mental health apprehended individuals are peaceful and would rather get assisted death than be a concern to others. (That's how I feel) Abusers don't want assisted death legalized for "no reason". And you'll never get reasonable excuses from abusers or abusive scenarios. 2024.10.10.04:10

[@copper815]

RIP ED

[@MrChristiangraham]

Great talk, Dr Green.

[@arshianazem4092]

Not when it’s used to make life easier for Canadian government to give up on veterans and psychological unwell people. Treatment is the ay to go for these people and with assisted death, there is a lot of harm. Gotta have a better system if you wanna come here and preach about assisted death. If you care so much as a physician and want to be a good one, you can’t be one sided in your perspective. I could write this a lot more formal and nicer, but I spoke from the heart, so pay attention to the message and not how it’s relayed.

[@SerenitywithLawna-Merry]

I laughed when I read your comment; not in a malicious way but I laughed because everything you are saying to this person could be taken and thrown right back at you. It's silly to ask people like me (terminally ill) to rely heavily on a system that you have said in your comment you do not trust to make proper judgement calls, and think I'm going to get the best care? You are okay with watching people like me suffer in pain while people like you do nothing to advocate for patients but come on social media to spread your opinions about something that has nothing to do with you? When are you going to come advocate for me while I'm not receiving adequate care in the hospital or they won't give me medications to keep the pain away? If you care so much... you'll stop and listen to me. You are not disabled people, terminally ill or mentally ill people's voice - we have our own, you just need to back it up and you aren't.

[@rn6710]

I believe in life from conception to natural death.

[@donharder5449]

I agree with you...

[@emifro]

Let's see how you believe in natural death when you've been lying in a hospital bed or nursing home for years, unable to do anything, but unable to die, being miserable.

[@aliciastanley5582]

I refuse to live with Alzheimer’s as my mother, her brother and great grandmother died of. Grandma died earlier due to a chemical exposure but I believe she would have gone that way. IAM NOT DOING IT- to myself or my spouse.

[@nonstopenglish]

You are free to believe in whatever you want. I'd like to have a choice.

[@no_mnom]

You will change your mind when you notice your mental decline after you hit 70, it's terrifying

[@rarebreed-wj3ov]

I think this should be MAID legal in the states. I had rather pass in peace & Comfort MAID whole without autism depression and severe RTS spiritual abuse on top of that. I think Psalm 139 should say we are wonderfully MAID then its the right translation after terrible lectures from churches this is all my fault. The casket is wonderfully MAID.

[@jonnybloggs6790]

Absolutely great talk .. of o get to the stage as need this I will to chose when I exit this game the death pod sounds like my first choice cos who wants to suffer to death from cancer or such like knowing at the end it will get worse and you will die anyways why prolong the inevitable?? It’s crazy we put down animals as it’s deemed not cruel yet we let our own species suffer horribly before death it’s just madness who ever made up these weird rules

[@moleybear]

In my country Australia ,, assistive dying is too restricted.

[@nokoolaid]

The outliers with this are people with mental illness. That's a tough one. Not physically ill and could live a long life, yet seek this out, so the question is, how to deal with those folks?

[@TheLRider]

But can you trust family members who are hungry for their inheritance. I absolutely agree that we should offer people, when they are fully aware, the choice of how and where we should decide we've had enough of this life. Religion might get in the way though as it's only God who can decide. 14 countries is very impressive though. I'll find out where they are. Thank you.

[@colleenUN]

Correct. Inheritance and A gov. not wanting to pay for treatments is just a tip of the iceberg of problems with this. With Coercion, mistakes, abuse innocent people have their lives ended.

[@ZiemniakPospolity]

Of course I would prefer to die in a place I choose but the timing is much more important for me. I prefer to die in hospital or alone, if I can win months or years of living and discovering the world.

[@-ULTRA-Games]

This will be the solution to the horrors of late stage capitalism.

[@niv8880]

I watched my mother deteriorate, she desperately wanted to die. Despite the fact that it's illegal in the UK to assist, the amount of morphine got turned up each day when she reached the hospice. I'm not going to name that charity but it seems to be commonplace in the UK, you go to this chain of hospices and get ended. Simple. And nobody says a word. I had to confirm her death was due to lung failure, but the truth is, her death was due to the amount of morphine being pumped into her body. She got what she wanted and I'm OK with that. So actually, I believe assisted dying does exist in the UK.

[@huantexas1]

That’s how it’s done here in the USA as well, be it in hospital or home/palliative care. But because it’s not “assisted” it’s still a drawn out process and agonizing for those last few days.

[@k8tina]

I believe the same happened to my father. The hospice care he received in the hospital those last couple of days was so compassionate. I believe he was given extra morphine and he was able to pass away without anymore pain. Yes, I miss my dad. But I don't miss the agony he went through for the three months leading up to it.

[@petercollins7848]

It is called pain relief! Would you want your loved one to suffer without it? That is completely different from bumping someone off when they are still quite well, or have been ‘persuaded’ to end their lives by greedy relatives.

[@rossspenser8314]

NO to it It's murder and this woman may be working for Per-cremations I would not put it past her for making money

[@hemlocksocietyofsandiego]

Great talk! Thank you for sharing the truth.

[@mfamily133]

😢 Human life is precious.

[@joecheffo5942]

Precious means to have great value. But if you are very ill, who is it precious to? A Rembrant painting is precious but not if you splatter paint all over it.

[@Leonetnin]

@@joecheffo5942 A disabled person is not of less value.

[@bonnieikamas1201]

Grateful ❤

[@smokieholmes7138]

Sounds like the way to go to me!!

[@SPDeclan]

I found it very difficult to gather information about assisted dying online. Anyone know which country has the lowest threshold?

[@kateg7039]

I had to watch someone I love waste away for 8 days. Every day, every night I couldnt rest. I know it sounds selfish but no one would want that

[@ddstudio9797]

It's not easy doctor u gave the option when and where he wish to death. Family members don't want to see his suffering for deadly disease I think that administrative the medication along with holding the wife and children hand it's a best way to die but still live a long in heaven. Help All Serve All Big Salute to all Doctors its Not Easy

[@ozcanbekaroglu3458]

Ne kadar acı çekerseniz çekin allahtan umut kesilmez olümde olsa sonunda bu sinavı en iyi şekilde vermelisiniz

[@Petrvsco]

That is how you choose to frame your life, and that’s your right. I hope you can accept that many other people can live meaningful lives without god-like figures, organized religions, etc.

[@toddwarner3142]

Thank you so much for sharing your story and offering your services to those who would rather have a choice in their death over prolonged suffering. I suffer from an ultra rare genetic disease that results in inclusion body myopathy, pagets disease and in some cases, frontotemporal dementia. I currently struggle to walk. I have to use a cane, walker or even power wheelchair depending on the situation. There is currently no known treatment or cure. Its progressive. I will only get worse. Eventually I will be confined to a bed and incontinent. I could live to years this way or go quickly. I don't know. I have seen many people who suffer the same disease suffer for many years. Because of this, I have been vocal about my choice to choose medical aid in dying. I currently live in Oregon, USA which has a well established reputation for legalized MAiD. However the current law is very insufficient for most people as it requires two doctors to agree that the patient is within 6 months of a natural death. For people like me, it is impossible for a doctor to know that, even if they are one of the few who specialize in my disease. The laws surrounding this focus too much on the TIME for life, not the QUALITY of life. We need to change this. This is a dignity issue and a mental health issue. I should have the right to self determination. If I didn't have to worry about my suffering later in life, my anxiety would go down significantly. Death is inevitable for everyone. Suffering should not be.

[@frenkndjd]

Great speech 👏👏

[@jovanmilosevic6258]

I guess "Do no harm is" is no longer part of the oath

[@TryingtoTellYou]

Hasn't been for years

[@joecheffo5942]

Do you know why I am seeking assisted dying? Because my doctor gave me an antibiotic that was not needed and too powerful for my body. I am not saying he did it on purpose but he did "do harm". Many disabled people are here because of various medical mistakes, drug or vaccine reactions, and other medically induced health problems. So in my case this is to fix the harm that was done and can't be taken back.

[@Shamsiddin-wl5sp]

Great

[@tonypittsburgh9]

This is sick

[@teddyboef2821]

Are you as the executionar not wary that after 300 deaths you become callous and your bar lowers for who is qualified to die. When does it become murder?

[@clawdiasilver]

what time does she say that?

[@kiano99]

@stephanie Greene Like Ed, I enjoy humour! Especially when it is dark and hard to see the light in such a gloom. And like Harvey, I wanted to have the dignity of dying. The quality of life I am now forced to live; is very low, like the arguments to my application. It is right, not easy to just call up! I am deserving of a dignified death.

[@beimnetgetahun9052]

That is not a solution to pain the solution is a hope to live in the challenge.and the biggest solution to pain and suffering in our God Jesus Christ!!

[@kpd533]

If your god really cared about humans then your god wouldn't allow innocent children to be violently abused, innocent children to suffer for years of an incurable illness, or allow vulnerable people to be killed and victimized. Believe in whatever you want but stop trying to make laws based on your religion.

[@0stre]

I don't want to live anymore, accelerate!

[@thinkagain2229]

I don't agree because soul not body bears pain of death, body dies not souls

[@janeseymour5226]

DEAR MS DOCTOR, BY PLAYING GOD YOU ARE GOING TO ANSWER FOR EACH AND EVERY DEATH YOU ASSIST💀

[@chatpapdi]

And taking medication for prolonging life beyond normal life span is not playing God😏

[@emifro]

Helping people not suffer is bad now? What's next, torturing is morally correct?

[@TestTest-eb8jr]

(Like your original reaction in all caps) THERE NEVER WAS NOR NOW IS AND NEVER WILL BE A GOD....

[@catdoctrigeek1464]

If there were a god, she would not prolong the process of dying.

[@HindiLearnersDiary]

And that is fine if that is what YOU chose, but refrain from choosing for others. Your beliefs have no bearing on the rest of us. Keep your religion to yourself. We do not care!!!

[@ThatGoat]

Well, you actually do have the option. No doctor and it's probably going to be messy but you always have the choice.

[@Petrvsco]

That is true, but the point is that for some people and in some circumstances, it does not have to be done in secret or be “messy” and improvised.

[@ThatGoat]

@@Petrvsco Well, given I mostly sh*t posted and that's basically a troll comment: Sure, it doesn't have a to be in secret. Pick a tall building and do a flip!

[@damarisjimenezvigo5620]

Spanish 😢

[@cenkgunes8779]

Kadın sanki ted konuşması degil de tiyatro oynuyor gibi. Bütün gerçekçiliği kaybetmis

[@kpd533]

Effective communication utilizes emotion.

[@DisciplesCrossMaker]

Sickos......

[@TheGreatBlumpkin]

They’re hiding in plane sight now

[@rafaelludicanti2]

🎯

[@rafaelludicanti2]

Found you, darling.

[@MemoryPallace]

All of you are mad.

[@Petrvsco]

How do you know you are not?

[@SerenitywithLawna-Merry]

Yeah, you're right. I'm absolutely mad and y'all made me this way.

[@MemoryPallace]

@@SerenitywithLawna-Merry in the end it’s just you

[@SerenitywithLawna-Merry]

@@MemoryPallace Well, if that ain't the most uplifting thing I heard today. lol Thanks for the reminder!

[@tairece]

I find her incredibly annoying!

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

We already solved this problem. Its called a hand gun. (Its actually called a pistol lmao)

[@Anonymoose66G]

Which leaves a mess, quite literally, it's a biohazard, police will get involved, it's more traumatic etc. Furthermore you also need to have access to a firearm...

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

@@Anonymoose66G Thats why you dont do it within the city. Thats rude. I understand not everyone can travel however; especially the old or sick. One of my enemies actually gave a great piece of advice once: Do it next to a lake so there will be less for society to clean up.

[@k8tina]

My husband did exactly that to end his pain and suffering. Yes, the police were involved and there was an investigation. I believe he wouldn't have been brought to the point of taking his own life if the healthcare in the US was better, especially for our military veterans. 😢

[@SerenitywithLawna-Merry]

@@physetermacrocephalus2209 Honestly, there's a chance of surviving trying to do it this way. Not worth it in the end because then I'd have to be taken care of people in our healthcare system which is what I'm trying to avoid in the first place. Simple.

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

@@SerenitywithLawna-Merry Entirley reasonable point

[@robb6059]

This goes against natural law, or God’s law, and generates further reactions or penalties.

[@aperture0]

if He was real, He would actually help out. But no such thing exists, unfortunately.

[@thinkagain2229]

I don't agree because soul not body bears pain of death, body dies not souls

[@HindiLearnersDiary]

And that is fine if that is what YOU chose, but refrain from choosing for others. Your beliefs have no bearing on the rest of us. Keep your religion to yourself.

[@huantexas1]

Show me scientific or medical proof that a soul bears the pain of illness or injury and not the physical body. You can’t. Your statement is based on your religious inculcation, a burden only to you and no one else.