Discussion Interesting comment on a thread about assisted suicide/euthanasia

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I just found a comment on a Reddit thread, that I actually agree with and also someone else besides u/existentialgoof said it albeit in different wording. The user is u/cheerfulKing and here is the link to said user's post as well as the post itself in the quoted box below:

No. The overlap of people who advocate for euthanasia and people who advocate for better accessibility/welfare is a lot higher than the overlap of people who argue against euthanasia and expanding social services.

At least where I live, the government that expanded euthanasia also increased welfare, and the government that is opposed to euthanasia loves gutting social services.

All that said, at the end of the day, most people would rather not have to deal with us

Edit: Something I didn't explicitly say, Im very much in support of people getting medical assisted suicide (usually when people say euthanasia for people i assume they mean the consentual type), but it absolutely cannot be an easy process, Where i stay, it is a long process and people who only have mental illnesses are not eligible. Regardless, the most important aspect is consent. And in this case im firmly of the belief that unenthusiastic consent is not consent.

I've also bolded parts of the post that are relevant.

I found the post to be yet another voice that is well reasoned and in support of pro-choice stance because it speaks the truth of what society (in general, as a collective) really acts towards people who are disabled (which includes both physical and mental). Personally, I do agree with the user as the correlation is something that a lot of DRAs (Disability Rights Advocates/Activists) often misconstrue or refuse to acknowledge in good faith. More oftenly than not, whenever there is discussion about assisted CTB, voluntary euthanasia in relation to disabilities and debility, a lot of people keep using the tired and tried argument of abuse and/or eugenics. People similar to u/existentialgoof and others have oftenly put up a good counterargument, only to be shut down, ignored, or worst, vilified and disparaged (ad-hominem attacks and discrediting of position as well as petty insults by pro-lifers, anti-choicers). I think the fact that someone else other than the same person sharing that perspective also helps too.

So I just thought I'd share this post I found in a Reddit thread as I find it to be an interesting perspective about the right to die and also helps the pro-choice position.