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csomar on Oct 23, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Some people who appear to be in a coma may be cons...

> Am I weird that I think suffering past a certain level is worse than death?

No you are not. The OP is being emotional and somehow thinks he is special and deserves some more treatment. I think everyone deserves some healthcare (proportional to the advancement of society). But at a certain cost (and time), just pull the stupid plug and move on.

That's how most of your ancestors for most of their lives did.

melagonster on Oct 23, 2022 [–]

this is your choice, not his. your argument permit us just kill people who can't move themselves.

themitigating on Oct 23, 2022 | [–]

Ah but then who? They are in a coma and their loved ones have emotions making them bias

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