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The Perverse Economics of Assisted Suicide
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According to Louise Perry, pen of the New York Times, the proliferation of laws on assisted suicide is due to the low birth rate, which puts welfare systems in crisis. Rather than the dignity of life, the logic of budget prevails: it is better that a slice of the elderly gets out of the way.Every time you give it up, you...
by Louise Perry (journalist and resident in Britain) (360News) In an ageing world, assisted suicide may seem like a saving measure for governments.The UK is moving towards the legalization of euthanasia The British Parliament passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide. If it became law, England and Wales would join nearly ten European countries and 11 US states where this practice is already allowed.But behind the discourse on the “right to a di…
Some people no longer see a way out of their mental illness. They ask their doctor for an assisted suicide, i.e. euthanasia. Legally, this is a gray zone. What does morality say?
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The Perverse Economics of Assisted Suicide
(New York Times) – In June, lawmakers in my native country, Britain, approved plans to legalize assisted suicide. If the bill becomes law, England and Wales will join more than a dozen countries and 11 U.S. states in permitting medically assisted dying. Every one of these jurisdictions has a total fertility rate below the replacement threshold. I do not think this is a coincidence. (Read More)
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