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Originally Posted by MarchHare
How is it that society considers putting down old and sick pets to be "humane", but we don't treat our fellow humans the same way?
Aside from criticisms that this could be potentially be abused (e.g. granny is gonna leave us a ton of money when she dies, let's convince a doctor to put her down!), I can't see why any rational person could be against this. In jurisdictions that allow doctor assisted suicide for terminally-ill patients (the Netherlands, Oregon, etc.), there are many strict checks and balances in place to assure that it isn't applied improperly or unethically.
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Because God enjoys suffering. Suicide is a sin.