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Dignity: French Assembly approves assisted dying for incurable illnesses; Macron hails passage after Senate rejection. {France 24 15 July}
Not in a million years will assisted dying be permitted in #Murica.
Is there anything ultimately crueler than forcing a person in pain — to be clear, the legislation in France applies only to competent adults suffering from illnesses deemed incurable — to continue existing in this world? What obligation does any individual who is suffering have to everybody else that the force of law should compel them to remain?
Frankly, it is akin to slavery. Society does not legitimately own any individual; it can only claim such ownership through force. Anyone who opposes mercy for the suffering is claiming ownership over them, and that disturbs me more than I can put into words.
I applaud the French legislators responsible for seeing this measure through, but it is only a first step towards establishing genuine respect for individual rights, personal autonomy, and human dignity.
🪐💔 #QueSeraSera 𓅨 🕈
