It's quite sad when our pets get more humane treatment than our loved ones. I agree it's inevitable and practically essential too, as end of life care is obscenely expensive in many cases.
What I hesitate with is the simple dumbing down of the process. We have to do it right and not waste life either. It's a tough balance, but balance is needed. We simply cannot force our loved ones to suffer needlessly. It's cruel.
I also get irritated with people's careless perceptions and projections. There was a comment here from someone about hospice people who were against euthanasia were biased because they're worried about job security. If you meet these people, that's incredibly mean. They're around death and dying everyday and they would have just as much to do if euthanasia was permitted. Their opinions are important, as they deal with this stuff literally everyday.
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