TAW122
Emissary of the right to die.
- Aug 30, 2018
- 6,959
As we know in our current day and age, it seems like parts of the world has been going backwards in terms of human rights laws and civil liberties, especially in the US and what not. Just last summer, in 2022 for instance, the overturn of Roe v. Wade and the sweeping anti-abortion laws across various states in the US. I could see that there would be some states (or rather quite a few) that go backwards or become more paternalistic and prohibitive with regards to right to die and death with dignity laws as well as an ever tighter grip on CTB prevention laws and methods. Therefore, I'm (in the long term) hoping for the Streisand effect to occur in the US (as well as other countries and jurisdictions in which right to die laws are backwards or heavily surpressed). What do I mean by this? I mean that when restrictions reach a critical point, the opposite effect happens and a flood of people end up pushing for right to die in masses.
With that said, does anyone think that with enough time and circumstances (be it 5 years, 10 years, 20 years or so), there will be some sort of Streisand effect when it comes to CTB prevention? In other words, do you think that with the world's problems that we face in present day (climate change, overpopulation, food shortages, sustainability, environment, scarcity of resources, etc.) will eventually tip the odds in favor of the masses ending up inadvertently supporting the right to die, or at least have more permissive laws than what we do today? Additionally, as the birth rates continue to decline and people getting closer to elderly age, retirement age, maybe there will be a shift in society, especially when it affects (almost) everyone on some level? Does anyone think that would happen, why or why not?
With that said, does anyone think that with enough time and circumstances (be it 5 years, 10 years, 20 years or so), there will be some sort of Streisand effect when it comes to CTB prevention? In other words, do you think that with the world's problems that we face in present day (climate change, overpopulation, food shortages, sustainability, environment, scarcity of resources, etc.) will eventually tip the odds in favor of the masses ending up inadvertently supporting the right to die, or at least have more permissive laws than what we do today? Additionally, as the birth rates continue to decline and people getting closer to elderly age, retirement age, maybe there will be a shift in society, especially when it affects (almost) everyone on some level? Does anyone think that would happen, why or why not?
