OT Critics warn Oregon will become the 'suicide tourism capital' of America

[SlyPokerDog]

Critics warn Oregon will become the 'suicide tourism capital' of America after judge rules people no longer need to live in the state to go to one of its assisted suicide clinics

• A federal court ruled the Oregon's law requiring a person to be a resident to receive an assisted suicide was unconstitutional
• Critics fear that this will open the door for 'suicide tourism' as people can easily travel to the state to die
• Advocates say that this provides equal rights to people within the U.S. and hope laws in other states will be lifted as well
• Around 4,000 assisted suicide prescriptions were written from 1998 to 2017, almost all of them for white Americans

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...llow-state-residents-use-suicide-clinics.html

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I have no problem with this.

 

[ABM]

I think I saw the clinic in Roads End.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I don't see a downside other than you're not going to get much repeat business.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

We'll just throw a Blazers hat on them when they are done, they'll look right at home.

 

[Phatguysrule]

I'm good with this.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I don't see a downside other than you're not going to get much repeat business.

Except @ABM is going to think this is really about murdering babies.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Critics warn Oregon will become the 'suicide tourism capital' of America after judge rules people no longer need to live in the state to go to one of its assisted suicide clinic

• Around 4,000 assisted suicide prescriptions were written from 1998 to 2017, almost all of them for white Americans

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...llow-state-residents-use-suicide-clinics.html

I may be the most cynical old cuss on the planet, but I can't help but wonder if this right here isn't part of the issue. I can just see the Tucker Carlson types ranting about this being part of the plot to get rid of white people.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I may be the most cynical old cuss on the planet, but I can't help but wonder if this right here isn't part of the issue. I can just see the Tucker Carlson types ranting about this being part of the plot to get rid of white people.

Oregon is almost 87% white so the 90% number doesn't seem like an abnormality to me.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Oregon is almost 87% white so the 90% number doesn't seem like an abnormality to me.

How dare you bring that socialistic common sense nonsense into the discussion!

 

[crandc]

Sounds like fear mongering.

 

[Chris Craig]

People have to die somewhere

 

[Chris Craig]

I don't see a downside other than you're not going to get much repeat business.

Hence opening it to outsiders.

 

[Chris Craig]

Except @ABM is going to think this is really about murdering babies.

Or 75 year olds

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Or 75 year olds

Now we know why Mrs @ABM wants to come to Oregon in August.

 

[crandc]

When I bought my house, realtor made a point of telling me previous owner had not actually died in the house. Like it would be haunted?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Now we know why Mrs @ABM wants to come to Oregon in August.

SLAP!

You keep the Mrs name out your mouth!

 

[bigbailes]

SLAP!

You keep the Mrs name out your mouth!

Unless it's Mrs HCP right ... that's still cool to talk about?

 

[andalusian]

Except @ABM is going to think this is really about murdering babies.

You know who is murdering babies? Putin. Who supports Putin? Trump. Why does it matter? Because some people voted for him. Twice.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Unless it's Mrs HCP right ... that's still cool to talk about?

According to @THE HCP it's never acceptable to hit someone so yes I presume Mrs HCP is still in play. Hit that at your own discretion.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

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