"Assisted suicide" as you describe it though is where the slippery slope is worst.
Mother depressed because her son killed himself. Is that a good enough reason if she wants to?
Guy has chronic back pain that has been unresponsive to therapy. What if he's got 3 kids?
Lonely widower who's kids have passed on but is otherwise healthy?
Teenager with severe treatment resistant depression?
I think it can and should be done (euthanasia that is), for simple economics if nothing else. At thousands of dollars a day to keep some people alive that are getting no enjoyment out of life will eventually break the bank so to speak. The trouble is, it's not an easy law to write. Whether people want to admit it, the choice is between prolonging suffering and helping people commit suicide who may be saved. We all will have a different view of what that looks like, but it isn't as simple as some believe.
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