I see no problem with assisted suicide if that’s the individuals wish. I do not want to burden my children with the care of a demented, terminally I’ll old woman.
But this will have put a foot in the door for those without a voice in the future. Our laws always end up going farther than ever intended and in the future maybe you will be required to commit suicide by age 80.
It will make us another Denmark eventually.
I am not for suicide, but it's pretty hard to stop someone from doing so. Assisted suicide is a totally different story; especially if it's government sanctioned.
Also, government sanctioned assisted suicide will have economic consequences. We now have government run health care. Life insurance companies don’t pay out if suicide is the cause of death; they will if SB 128 passes. Think about it.
If SB 128 passes, think about this as well - it will eventually be a financial decision for any government run health care and not one based on pain. The state will say they can’t afford to take care of you and that you should end it. They can use guilt...why spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to live just another 6 months without a good quality of life. Let your children/taxpayers not waste that money and instead let’s have a celebration of your life as you kill yourself.