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David Abbott's avatar

If euthanasia is illegal, access will be difficult. My grandmother was blind and in excruciating pain during her final months. She wanted to die. I wanted to help her but didn’t want to risk prison. Her doctors were just as afraid of prison and even less inclined to help her. She suffered needlessly.

Don’t ask don’t tell doesn’t work for end of life decisions for the same reason it doesn’t work for abortions. This isn’t like prostitution or pot where s conviction would be a misdemeanor and illegality can chill excesses without ruining any one’s life. If someone chooses to prosecute, you are at risk of years or decades in prison. If doctors aren’t willing to break abortion laws to help sympathetic young women, why would they break laws with even stricter penalties to help old people?

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Rafael Yglesias's avatar

It occurs to me that you're not taking your own advice when it comes to popularism in your TV reviewing. If you want to effect change in real America you have to be suggesting improvements in the story telling of Yellowstone.

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