Why anyone thinks they should have the right to control another's choice to live or die, is beyond me. We should all have the right to choose for ourselves. If you feel you are "pro-life" good for you stay alive. People need to stop thinking how they believe, means others need to follow. Control of others is a form of Abuse.

@MotekiEZ

23 күн бұрын

The other issue is physicians at risk of loosing their livelihood for refusing to assist someone that wants to end their life.

@taylorrae3947

23 күн бұрын

I completely agree, but this concept is complicated by bad apples. If we had proper policy and enforcement of those policies to prevent misuse of such power, then I would love for everyone's right to life or death be protected. But that's not the country we live in. Doctors who r!pe patients can attend a weekend training and keep their licenses. Cops who commit crimes under color of law have all the protections and mitigations one could think of. We do not hold the powerful accountable here. Doctors can easily manipulate people, especially scared, anxious, or already dying people. How easy would it be to prove that a liability waiver was coerced if only 2 people, the signer and the doctor, were in the room? Pretty difficult.

@Debbi-fj9uf

23 күн бұрын

That is "assisted" I'm talking individual choice. Yes, there are corrupt, criminal people but, they are a small percent of the population and laws do not stop them, until they are caught. Also, any persons religious views should not affect those that don't practice same views. Again my body my choice.

@taylorrae3947

23 күн бұрын

@@Debbi-fj9uf The entire video was about "assisted". Maybe you should be more clear in your initial comments. I agreed with what you said and brought up an issue if your take was also applied to assisted. Your response is "oh well, it'll happen anyways". That does not address my argument in the slightest. I have no disagreement with your take on religious people deciding things for others and fully support "my body, my choice". Maybe clarify wtf I said that implies anything different? Or maybe, just maybe, we could all be more critical about the damn issue?! Or would you just rather talk down to people just trying to DISCUSS something with you?

@taylorrae3947

23 күн бұрын

@@Debbi-fj9uf My argument implies we need better precedent for holding the powerful accountable to prevent abuse of others. DO YOU DISAGREE WITH THAT? Or should we ignore prevention because "there will always be bad people"?!?!?

My father died after two decades of fighting cancer. He was miserable. He was on the strongest painkillers I'd ever seen anyone endure and the slightest touch was still agony. He wasted away. Literally skin and bones. I watched his mind go. In the end, I was the only one he recognized. It broke my mother's heart. If there were any way to legally let him go when he decided to stop treatment, we sure as hell would have. I'm sick now. I don't want to go the same way he did. I refuse to.

@bumblebeerror9019

22 күн бұрын

I hope you don’t have to die early at all, but I especially hope you don’t have to go like your dad did. I watched my grandpa lose his mind, to the point that he once tried to choke me, and would regularly get angry that I told him that my aunt (his primary caregiver) wasnt home yet, so he couldn’t just leave, and he would try to hit and kick me. It’s heartbreaking to watch, and it killed my mom emotionally to know I considered him gone years before he died. I hope you make it through, and failing that, I hope you can die the way you want to 💜

@Sarappreciates

14 күн бұрын

Ever since my stage 4 cancer diagnosis I got a living will. My prognosis is pretty good, but just in case, I got a will in writing stating that I don't wish for anyone to go out of their way to aggressively keep me around. You can't have your wishes respected if they aren't in writing.

@teresaspencer2047

Күн бұрын

My mom has stage 4 cancer, and a DNR. I have a living will in case something ever happens to me

Religious groups should not have their agenda on any laws.

@CartoonistDave

23 күн бұрын

if that was the case then segregation wouldn't have ended in the USA. And Martin Luther King Jr. was an evil man. Think critically.

@joshuacoleman8000

23 күн бұрын

Fr.

@lewiscarroll4145

23 күн бұрын

Might as well just ban religions because no one will ever listen to that

@Sierralovescharles

23 күн бұрын

Lol but politicians and everyone else is fine

@matthewwelsh294

23 күн бұрын

No wonder why more people these days are against religion

I wish they would have done that for my father. He was in so much pain. I asked them to up the pain meds. The doc said "if I do that, he may become addicted." I responded, and this is cleaned up, "You just told me. he has two weeks to live and you're afraid he'll get addicted?? What's wrong with you?"

@anakatrien2463

23 күн бұрын

I am so very sorry for what your father went through. I endure that with my doctors, too. I have MS and terrible pain, but they worry about addiction. My MS isn't going away and either is my pain, so what's the problem? 😐🙄

@bumblebeerror9019

22 күн бұрын

It’s wild to me that doctors could consider end of life care to be about addiction instead of comfort. My mom does hospice now, and she usually tells me about patient’s caregivers worrying about addiction when their loved one has a DNR and is on hospice care, which is purely palliative. It’s absolutely wild.

Having just watched my grandfather pass away from the effects of Alzheimer's when Terri's case hit the news, l followed it religiously because I couldn't imagine dying the way I had just witnessed. I still support a terminal patient's right to choose how they leave this world.

@taylorlibby7642

23 күн бұрын

Agreed, but I'm still wary of the slippery slope nature of the issue.

@danidavis7912

23 күн бұрын

@@taylorlibby7642 Not me. It's pretty black and white.

@taylorlibby7642

21 күн бұрын

@@danidavis7912 But it's not.

That case felt like forever. To find out in an autopsy that her brain was so damaged that it could never recover feels like total hell.

@swampfaye

23 күн бұрын

How does that matter if hey parents were willing to care for her?

@michaelposey6529

23 күн бұрын

@@swampfaye Her parent's wishes should not trump hers.

@swampfaye

23 күн бұрын

@@michaelposey6529 we don't know hers. Not written down, and recalled by her husband who had a girlfriend at the time.

@michaelposey6529

23 күн бұрын

@@swampfaye This has been decided and the side of personal human rights won.

@swampfaye

23 күн бұрын

@@michaelposey6529 being slowly starved to death and dying of dehydration is not a win for human rights, assholw.

This was all over the news. I felt so bad for her. I definitely support the right to die for people who have no chance of getting better.

I worked a Hospice Nurse for a few years. I had a patient who was in the last stages of terminal cancer (Multiple Myeloma). He had orders for a Fentanyl patch, oral Morphine, the works basically. With every visit I did, the effectiveness of the pain medication was waning. The last visit I did, I gave him all that I could to stop his pain. NOTHING was able to help, this poor man (who remained stoic throughout) was SCREAMING, he was in sooo much agony. Family said he was someone who avoided showing his emotions, seeing him in so much pain was incredibly distressful and frankly, traumatizing. His screams still haunt me to this day. People should be allowed a CHOICE to die with dignity. It is horrible to subject people to such a terrible life and eventual death. It’s cruel, inhumane, and horrible. He spent the last 36 hours of his life suffering, as it was torture both for him and his loved ones.

@mummamu1970

23 күн бұрын

Our hospice group admits patients with uncontrolled symptoms into the hospital and follows them there. It’s called GIP. They may not be home but they aren’t in agony.

@TheeLadyDivine

23 күн бұрын

⁠@@mummamu1970this patient did not want to die in the hospital, he was adamant about this when the CM did the SOC visit. At my last visit, I insisted in calling EMS just to get him admitted ASAP, but he and his POA refused. I had to get my DON and Medical Director involved, they came out as soon as they could. His life partner was POA and insisted on respecting his wishes, even signing AMA. This was before the “Death with Dignity” law came into effect here. I’m not sure if it would’ve made a difference with this patient. But working in hospice made me realize how cruel it is to keep someone alive only to prolong their suffering. I respect the power of attorney for respecting the wishes of the patient however, if I was in their place, I don’t know if I could’ve done the same if I’m honest.

@deeb.106

Күн бұрын

Couldn’t agree more.

I remember the Terry Shiavo case. When her husband was finally able to remove the feeding tube, I told my husband at that time that I did not want to be left in a vegetative state and for him to let me go. Now that my kids are adults, they’ll be informed of my decision as well.

@swampfaye

23 күн бұрын

Too bad he was a sick liar that just wanted her estate.

@imame1433

23 күн бұрын

Seems you’re the sick liar

@vpasquale9096

23 күн бұрын

He had already moved on. I can't remember if he married the other woman he had children with.

@SamIAm10262

23 күн бұрын

I told my mom and sister the same thing, and I have a living will and all the documents in place to allow my family or POA to "pull the plug" on everything if I'm in that state.

@danidavis7912

23 күн бұрын

@@swampfaye You're related to her parents aren't you? Maybe one of them?

I don’t understand why it’s ok to put a pet or animal down so “it doesn’t suffer” but it’s totally ok to do it to another human being. I remember hearing about the woman with the brain tumor and wanted to end it while still being able to remember her life and self. Why should she had to suffer? Why is that not ok?

@byuftbl

22 күн бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Is it moral to force people to be alive when they’re suffering with constant pain and will never recover? I don’t think so! Would a loving God want to keep us here to suffer immensely with zero quality of life and no chance of recovery? I don’t think so. As long as the person has 100% consented to the termination of their life when they’re alive or by a living will….it should be legal.

@bumblebeerror9019

22 күн бұрын

I’d say the answer is probably the holocaust and the type of eugenicist movement that facilitated it, which led to things like rosemary kennedy’s lobotomy and the lobotomies of loads of mentally ill folks. If you don’t take every case carefully, you end up with disabled folks being “put out of their misery” when they wanted to live/didn’t want an ice pick wiggled around in their brains.

@XandateOfHeaven

17 күн бұрын

There are some very unambiguous cases of people with incurable diseases who emphatically want to die before their illness progresses. One of the concerns is that without proper safeguards it could create perverse incentives for the medical industry and governments to encourage suicide as a cost-saving measure. These are not insurmountable obstacles with proper regulation, but they are definitely a reason not to leap into right to die legislation without regulation.

@deeb.106

Күн бұрын

This right here !🙌🏻

The worst was how they vilified her husband as if he was money hungry for her insurance money

@ambergerhelper7852

23 күн бұрын

He refused to divorce her because he’s Catholic. He had a girlfriend he wanted to marry. THAT Is why this happened. I was in nursing school, and we debated this daily.

@HollieMoodie

23 күн бұрын

@@ambergerhelper7852 Wait, he refused to divorce, because of religious reasons, but he had a girlfriend??? LOL How is that better? I'd rather be divorced than openly cheated on while in a coma.

@ambergerhelper7852

23 күн бұрын

@@HollieMoodie Yes. Her parents were begging him to let them take over her care. They were the ones paying for her treatments and medical care. He was just her power of attorney, because it usually goes to the spouse. So he had final say. He only started fighting to “let her die” when his girlfriend wanted to get married. Because he is Catholic, he refused to divorce Terry. And starvation is one of the WORST ways to die. As a nurse, everything about this makes me angry.

@sheri4539

20 күн бұрын

@@ambergerhelper7852 The real issue is why is starvation is the only option available to those in similar situations, or those suffering from dysphagia with declining health from strokes or illness, who no longer want to be kept alive through feeding tubes or intravenous feeding. The settlement that was awarded to Terry was put in a trust to pay for her care. Later on, the hospice covered most of her care, and Medicade covered some additional costs, including prescriptions. The foundation that Terry's parents set up paid 60% of it's proceeds as salary to Terry's father, sister, and brother. I can find no source for Michael insisting he did not want a divorce because he was Catholic, but Terry's parents stated that Terry's Catholic faith would have dissuaded her from violating the church's teaching by refusing nutrition and hydration. I can find no source that states that Terry's parents had been paying for her care.

@XandateOfHeaven

17 күн бұрын

@@ambergerhelper7852 That's bizarre that as a Catholic he wouldn't divorce, but also believed in right to die.

Isn't it interesting that it's considered horrific and unconscionable to let animals suffer, so we put our beloved dogs, cats, and other pets "to sleep" yet we won't do the same for people?

@Debbi-fj9uf

22 күн бұрын

Exactly

@XandateOfHeaven

17 күн бұрын

I mean the reality is that we also as a society don't want to pay for medical treatment for animals. I'm not saying we should, but its definitely a different set of circumstances. I also wouldn't want people to start doing it just to save on medical bills.

I feel if you have an incurable illness and choose to pass before suffering it should be legal ❤

@taylorlibby7642

23 күн бұрын

Fair, but drill down on that. There are plenty of incurable illnesses that aren't necessarily fatal.

Churches & religions need to mind their own business & stop forcing their religious beliefs onto the rest of us.

I felt so sorry for Terry, being completely unable to do anything, basically wasting away, only to be kept alive against her will. Was happy when they finally let her go

@elizabethgeorge168

23 күн бұрын

I had no idea she was sp young when it all first happened 😢 feel so bad for the husband and family

@nitro5009

23 күн бұрын

Her situation kicked off a full family discussion about what each of wanted.

@gregdiamond6023

23 күн бұрын

I think Terry was deaf and blind. This case is what prompted me to sign a DNR.

Many, many years ago. My grandmother and mother-in-law both were nurses. Help patients die. I've always believed in dwd.

Religious groups are the last people on earth that anyone or governments should listen to. Especially when you are trying to make a personal decisions.

@samalon3739

23 күн бұрын

Fr

@matthewwelsh294

23 күн бұрын

Religious groups are such cultural war warriors who want to control other people lives

I’ve been denied MAID (medical assistance in dying) because it’s not one single condition that’s causing abhorrent suffering, but multiple. With no cure, very little treatment, and no doctors to help me. So I am stuck trying to unalive myself and that makes ME sick apparently.

I'm against being kept Alive by a machine myself but that's why everyone should have a living will

@Echo81Rumple83

23 күн бұрын

i need to work on that myself. i'm 40, but autoimmune diseases are a right pain, even if the treatment methods are risky to take, and i'm on quite a lot of it rn.

I was aware of the name "Terri Schiavo" back when the case was making national headlines, but I hadn't paid it much mind; I was young and didn't comprehend the implications behind the case. Now that I'm older, I understand the importance of the situation; everyone deserves the ability to take charge of their own life and choose to go out on their own terms.

Please make your wishes known and permanent in writing and pay the lawyer to get it right!!❤

@bluejedi723

23 күн бұрын

Don't trust anyone! Pay an attorney dam good money to put what YOU, not what your spouse, kids, mom, ex mother in law, sister, baby brother wants, but what YOU want done in WHAT situation. Make sure your dr, local hospital, spouse everyone knows where it's at. make sure YOU lawyer up to make YOUR wishes and choices known BEFORE something happens. Your spouse, friends, mom, mother in law, siblings 3rd cousin twice removed doesn't have to agree with it.

No one should determine if you can live or die. That is YOUR RIGHT.

I wrote an essay on euthanasia in high school, I didn’t get a good grade. I’ll admit I’m not the best writer but my teacher was new and got let go from a private religious school the year before. She seemed to not agree with my stance.

@StonerOfGotham

23 күн бұрын

Same! They hated it. One kid did agree with me though.

@origami83

18 күн бұрын

What was your stance? I did a debate about this topic in highschool.

How about we pass a law stopping church people from influencing laws?

@PincoPallino-zh8wm

23 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@MotekiEZ

23 күн бұрын

Yes, because that isn't a fascist world at all.

@joshuacoleman8000

23 күн бұрын

​@@MotekiEZA secular government isn't fascist.

@MotekiEZ

23 күн бұрын

@@joshuacoleman8000 laws prohibiting a certain group of people from participating in government is fascists. His comment is clear..influencing a very general word.

@erynlasgalen1949

23 күн бұрын

There already is a law to that effect in the First Amendment to our Constitution, but most legislators fail to understand it. Going further back in history, 'Thou shalt not kill' is a mistranslation of 'Thou shalt not commit murder'.

My mother's body was truly destroyed from a mixture of a hard upbringing and poor diet and health choices. She had cancer which, after the chemo and radiation, practically drained what little remaining life she had out of her. She had a heart attack, was stabilized at a hospital and request a DNR. She was very clear that she didn't want to continue living, being a burden to people, always being in pain. Of course the hospital revived her TWICE in the following week. Part of me knows that for all the talk of "saving lives" they were just padding their bottom line. Rather easy to charge sky high rates to maintain a vegetable instead of a patient who can actually be saved and returned to a normal life.

@anakatrien2463

23 күн бұрын

My deepest condolences to you for your precious mother 😢

@Alverant

23 күн бұрын

I'm sorry. But don't forget the role of religion in this. Given how many hospitals are owned, or connected to, the Catholic Church, not only can DNR orders be ignored but same-sex spouses can be denied equal rights, and operations involving reproductive organs can be refused. Not just abortions, but hysterectomies. I know a woman who wanted to have that operation because they were at risk of breast cancer, but the hospital refused to do it in case her future husband wanted kids. In other words, a man who doesn't exist has more of a say over what happens to a woman's body than the woman herself.

“If I’m ever in a persistent vegetative state, please for the love of god……never show me on national television in that condition”

I started working in the nursing home Terri was in in 2004 and heard a lot of sad stories. Her case though did make me write up living Wills for myself, husband and 2 kids (18 and 20) at the time. Her story was a tragedy. Nursing homes are where I learned there are things worse than death 😢. There's a saying You live you die. I say You live , you die or worse, end up in a nursing home.

Person: I want to die Government: We will tell you when you can die

@Echo81Rumple83

23 күн бұрын

also government: an unborn fetus is a life, even if it has zero chances of survival outside the womb or may make the woman unable to get pregnant again if the miscarriage becomes fatal because god's will MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!!!

Studied this case in neuroscience class and Terri's parents were very selfish. They said that she was still very much alive due to being responsive. However, she wasn't. She wasn't truly aware of her surroundings, and on top of that, Terri couldn't speak on her own. Part of the reason as to why Terri was kept alive so long was due to her parents. They felt that Terri's husband just wanted a pay out because he moved on after her incident and found a woman to marry and have kids with. Personally, Terri should have never been kept alive for that long. She suffered for years without improvement. Terri's husband was also not a bad man as much as her parents wanted to portray him as. He was relatively young when this happened and had planned on having kids with Terri before the accident

As someone who has schizophrenia and knows it'll only get worse over time, i hope that people won't have any say in how i want my treatment to be weather its dwd or not it should be mine and mine alone

@famousbowl9926

16 күн бұрын

Nope this wouldn't ever apply to you because you're just a j cat

The parents kept her alive for their own personal feelings. Meanwhile, Terry was just existing like a houseplant.

So because a person would rather not 🔫 themself in the face, it’s wrong to help them humanely? That’s so freakin stupid. If a person wants to check out, who are you to stop em?🤷🏾‍♂️

Her mom could just not let go. That was horrific for Terry.

Religious ppl need to start minding their own business I’m so sick of them dictating our lives 😡

@matthewwelsh294

23 күн бұрын

I think they do it because they are cultural war warriors who have nothing better to do in their own lives

@matthewwelsh294

23 күн бұрын

No wonder why more people these days hate religion

As much as I love The OG Narrator This Narrator does a damn good job

@elizalam5253

23 күн бұрын

He SUCKS🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻

@TheKNIGHTELFMOHAWK

23 күн бұрын

This guy is alright I don’t like the lady narrator

@thejourney1369

23 күн бұрын

I like this guy the best.

@jhawkadawg47_51

23 күн бұрын

Thank you, I feel like this dude gets so much hate for no reason. They’re both good in their own ways, and even if you prefer someone, there’s no reason to be needlessly mean.

I remember this case, I was a freshman in high school. The day Terri died, I remember one of my classmates saying that her husband was now free to flaunt his girlfriend Rest in Peace, Ms. Schiavo

In regards to Terri Schiavo, everyone involved could have done a better job. I understand her brain function was pretty much gone, but to starve her to death was inhumane. As a 19 year old that was green in life, I was all for keeping her alive. Now, as a healthcare worker with a better understanding of death, disease & the human body. I'm all for freedom of choice as long as there's extensive documentation. I tell all my patients what you wish is your right, but PLEASE put it in writing & make sure they're signed and/or notarized if applicable. Otherwise it will cause long legal battles like in Terri's case. I can't hate on the parents though, no one wants to bury their child & I know they were holding out hope for a miracle.

I’m a nurse of 20 years. I’ve sadly seen many painful deaths. The amount of patients that have asked me to finish things for them I can’t even count. It’s heartbreaking

Existence is pain.

@bornagainbuddhist1969

23 күн бұрын

Existence is suffering

A small part of me sort of understands (though does not agree) with arguments against dr assisted suicides/life ending medications. But Terri's case wasn't even that at all. How anyone could support her forced living is beyond me. Even the die hard Christians in my life opposed her being kept alive.

Having dated the daughter of Terri Schiavo’s nurse for the number of years I can tell you indeed the nurse was a crazy woman

Man, this is something. A topic for debate. It was fever pitch. It was on the news, remember South Park did an episode based on this.

@Echo81Rumple83

23 күн бұрын

i remember it well. with all the unholy satire they do, there are a lot of ugly truths in some of those episodes. i especially love how Kenny's plea for not being recorded in a vegetative state in his will somehow snapped the entirety of South Park's population out of their insanity and realize that they've gone too far. again 🤣 absurd comedy inna nutshell.

What bothers me more, as a healthcare worker, is when the Patient has a Living Will but the family doesn't like it so they create as many issues as possible to keep the person alive and suffering. Mainly because the family member has guilt issues for being a shitty family member for 50 years. Now they are going to make up for it by ignoring Granny's actual wishes.

I remember this well. Terry’s parents insisted she could see, among other nonsensical claims. Her husband tried desperately to lay her to rest, as she wanted, but her parents would not let go. It was insane that a parent could overturn a spouse in a court of law. She died, they did the autopsy…turns out her optical nerve had been severed. She had no vision. And no brain activity. They’d have had her suffer like that for decades. Cuz ‘love’. Uh huh. Canada has medically assisted dying, so I will never have to worry about something similar happening to me.

@sufficientphrase7769

23 күн бұрын

Yup. They were keeping her alive more for them than for her. I sympathize, but it just shouldn't have been their choice.

@thejourney1369

23 күн бұрын

And they tried to make out her husband to be a bad husband just wanting to get on with his life.

@kathleenevans1201

23 күн бұрын

He had a new honey. HE wanted her dead. She was able to recognize her parents. They had every right to take her home and care for her. But HE wouldn't have any of it. HE wanted the life insurance pay off along with his new honey. He's a real jaskass.

@hayleyerza8498

23 күн бұрын

@@kathleenevans1201 Did you even read the comments you're replying to, or watch the video? Her brain was half it's original size, she was BLIND. She had zero cognition whatsoever - the fact that her eyes pointed towards her parents on occasion means absolutely nothing.

@kathleenevans1201

23 күн бұрын

@@hayleyerza8498 I know all of that.

Wish we had names to the voices. This narrator is getting closer to the same vibe as the main narrator, Nice job!

@darkskingaming07

23 күн бұрын

Exactly haha

@ingridfong-daley5899

23 күн бұрын

The main narrator's name is Tom, i think. This guy sounds like a Brad or a Kevin to me. :)

@TwoMenInACloset

23 күн бұрын

The main narrators name is Tom Blank this guy's name is Ineeda Tissue

@c_chill9801

23 күн бұрын

Sounds kinda like a somber Adam Conover

@rileyfuckingrifle

23 күн бұрын

​@@TwoMenInAClosetI call the main guy big voice.

His voice is becoming more chill with each video he does!

Thanks for this subject.

We don’t force our pets and livestock to suffer, why do we force ourselves to go through it. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone after watching what my mum went through for the last 6 months of her life. I’m also not religious and don’t see why someone else’s faith should dictate to me.

it should actually be crime to DENY someone assisted end of life. if that is their will,then it is NOT a crime and indeed it will be an act of MERCY !!!!!

This has nothing to do with the choice to die. Terry had no choice. A husband who has moved on made the decision for her.

@famousbowl9926

16 күн бұрын

Also hospital straight up kill you for your organs if you're not worth enough money to pay the bills. In los angeles we used to have a hospital MLK hospital. Called it killer king back then

My body, my choice.

I have a close relative just diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, he has just appointed me his Medical POA. The hard part is going to be whether he can even communicate to me that enough is enough when his time comes. I've had to make some hard decisions in my life. This beats them all.

I do remember the Terri S case. I know my opinion doesn't matter, but I thought it was cruel for her to be kept artificially alive for 15 years like that. I support death with dignity. We will put a suffering animal out of it's misery, but not a person. That is so backwards to me.

"Terri Schiavo is kind of alive-O"; dammit, that Family Guy song is stuck in my head.

@folee_edge

23 күн бұрын

🎉

I think the Kevorkian case was total BS, Better to have a dr help with the process then do it yourself. I remember the case of Terry, I understand the parents feelings, but feelings have nothing to do with fact, who paid her medical bills the parents?

Is the old narrator gone for good? I love him.

@misterhat5823

23 күн бұрын

Yep. He got tired of the narrator trolls and quit.

@astawolfe

23 күн бұрын

They just dont compare to him. At all. ​@misterhat5823

@Rose_Castle

23 күн бұрын

@@misterhat5823 But he was literally the best one. His dry, glib nature meant that no matter how stupid the joke....it did not sound stupid. He knew how to pull it off every time.

@misterhat5823

22 күн бұрын

@@Rose_Castle It was sarcasm. OG just did the last two videos. Do you narrator trolls even pay attention?

People who make their "loved ones" suffer by making them "live" on a breathing machine are selfish, you are not thinking about them when you do that, if their doctors say they have brain damage and or will never be able to gain functionality back and you do that, even more selfish

@nithinraj360

22 күн бұрын

You obviously have no experience watching a loved one barely clinging on to life, but shared such smoothbrain opinion and pass judgement anyways. Exactly what we needs less in the world rn.

@XandateOfHeaven

17 күн бұрын

It's not selfishness, its clinging to false hope. Grief is a very powerful emotion that can be impervious to cold reasoning, people aren't evil for not wanting to see their relatives die. Having said that, people's wishes regarding their medical treatment should be respected.

Religion likes to defend lives unless war, genocide, etc.

Yeah, I remember Terry Schiavo. At the time, and today, I felt sorry for parents, spouse, and patient. I have kept my Advance Directive up to date and shared with physician and family. Fill yours out as well.

I think people need to understand that an amount of nuance is needed. A relative of mine was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer in his mid-80s. There was absolutely no hope of recovery, and he was with all certainty going to die soon and painfully, I was glad he had the option to die painlessly. However, I worry about the perverse incentives the right to die could create among private medical providers and governments if it is not properly regulated because it would be cheaper for them to kill the poor and the disabled. More disabled patients opting for assisted suicide could mean less funding for care because the government expects a certain percentage of disabled people to choose suicide. Less funding could mean lower quality care, resulting in the disabled effectively being coerced into suicide. If we are going to be a society that decides we want suicide to involve the medical community, we need safeguards in place to make sure it is entirely uncoerced by even by economic circumstance.

Hospitals don’t like it when people die in them. It messes up their scores. Some hospitals push people into hospice because if they are on hospice it doesn’t count. Hospice is a great thing, I am a hospice nurse, but there are always people who will manipulate the system. I fully support DWD

Love the new voice over tone !!!!!!!!🎉

Here in Canada they just passed a law dictating that under very specific circumstances and rules, a person can proceed with MAID, or medical assistance in dying.

Fun fact: Dr Kavorkians “death van” is housed in Zak Bagans haunted museum in Las Vegas. They say it’s authentic and have a certificate so 🤷🏻‍♀️😊

I remember this… it was really sad.

I'm surprised you didn't mention Nancy Cruzan, whose case happened in the 80s. She was arguably the first major story about right to die.

The case of this kind that really personally moved me was Brittany Maynard. I certainly support the right of the terminally ill to die on their own terms, but regardless I felt so sad for her and her husband that I made a donation in her memory to the American Brain Tumor Association as soon as word spread that she had passed.

Oregonian here, and I followed the quickly mentioned Alzheimer's PAS case (Janet Adkins) very closely. I fully support DWD, PAS. I have no problem with choosing ones own death. I hope I can. Physician assisted, or not. I am not prone to depression, ideations of self harm. It would be for physical reasons I guess. My mother passed from Alzheimer's sadly, but I do not discuss that. 💔

I remember the Terry Shiavo case. I remember the Nancy Cruzan case as well. I was teenager then. These type of situations are horrible in any circumstance.

I very much much remember her case. I was so conflicted. I was so messed up about it MADE my mom create a living will.

A bit more serious than normal, but this was a fascinating video.

In my opinion, keeping Terri Schiavo alive when she couldn't do anything was crueler than killing her.

I am glad in Switzerland we have Dignitas. No one should suffer uselessly if there is no hope for recovery.

This will become more relevant with our aging population.

i was a kid when the Terri schiavo case took over the news. I remember the story being spun as the husband wanting to be free to be with his new girlfriend. I had no idea she had already been in that state for so long. The thing that horrifies me still is the method of death via starvation. They didnt know til the autopsy that she wasnt there and never would be again. Why the hell did they choose one of the most painful ways to end a life when they werent even certain if she was aware?? I have also helped out caring for people with dementia and if i ever started ti become like that i wouldnt want to be kept alive when everything that makes me me is my memories. Losing that and knowing its going is one of my biggest fears.

I remember this. I remember politicians (albeit some with medical backgrounds) "examining" her from TV footage and claiming she wasn't brain-dead. Nothing is scarier than politicians who think their god gives them the right to force others to suffer.

That poor woman. Terri was kept alive for too long 💔

I remember the Schivo case, her husband had moved on and had a new family. I don't remember if there was any insurance. I am pro making your own choice but he had a conflict of interest. I saw her( in the news) and I think her parents were right and had her best interest at heart.

In the mid-late 90s my US stoner mates referred to "chronic" as "Kevorkian" as a show of support. Stoner logic, but they had good intentions....not much motivation, but many intentions.

I remember all of that when it was originally going on....so glad they finally allowed her to rest for real.... Dr Kevorkian wasn't the bad guy everyone made him out to be either, idgaf what other people think about that one either.

@rileyfuckingrifle

23 күн бұрын

For real. Effing Zak Bagans trying to make him out to be a murderer so he can fleece rubes with his "museum". 🙄 (Sorry about the rant.)

I think that you should have the right to choose if you want to die. If you are in chronic pain and you are unhappy and miserable then why penalize someone for making a decision? I watched my mother die from Cancer and it was horrific. She laid there for days in agony. When it finally hit her brain she was a like a vegetable for 3 days until her heart and lungs stopped. I prayed to God to just take her. It’s been 17 years and I can still see it.

Very informative and interesting video, thank you. I do feel however that the funny little comments may not be appropriate for subjects like this. I am FAR from sensitive; however, the "fight for your right to die" and "down with DWD" type comments felt a bit out of place and uncomfortable. Just my opinion.

No actually the doctors don't have a problem at all with keeping you on life support that way the insurance bill can rack up in the millions and then after you pass away anyway then they can look at your family members to see who's going to pay the bill or what kind of properties and assets can we get

@MarianneKat

23 күн бұрын

That's not how USA works. Long term patients are a huge drain on profits as the insurance pay for the diagnosis and hospital makes the most money if pt comes in and then leaves asap. The hospital has a huge incentive to let patients die.

I feel bad for the "other" narrator. Getting hated on just because he's not Tom Blank. We all love Tom and no one does it quite the same, but this guy is trying- he actually does a pretty good job compared to standard narrators. And he does it knowing the hate he'll get just because of who he isn't.

Curious about whether life insurance would pay out on euthanasia cases. I think there would have to be a legal definition to differentiate between medically assisted death and suicide. Some insurances will refuse payment for suicides

@alijane6675

23 күн бұрын

Canada here. We have this program, and insurance pays out. It’s not considered suicide in any fashion. It is medically assisted death.

My mother died from cancer and nicotine poisoning (with a touch of hospital neglect) that destroyed her lungs, liver, and brain with it spreading to her bones by the time she passed, she spent the last week of her life with the mental capacity of a infant that was in constant pain regardless of how much morphine they could give her She was going to die regardless but NH had no right to die policy so I had to watch my mother die a slow painful death

Ppl should live through misery and horrific pain when terminally ill…makes perfect sense.

I was always in favor if her husband. I literally just had this conversation the other day with my fiance. If either of us end up on a feeding tube in a vegetative state, we're pulling the plug on each other.

Narrator Jr.!!!! My man! 🤜🤛

I'm very supportive of "right to die" but that's not what happened to Terry. It wasn't a breathing tube removed for a quick passing -- this was murder by dehydration/starvation. Terry was not "vegetative"... despite the extensive brain damage, she was still responsive and clearly reacting when her mother was with her.

I don’t get why religion has anything to do with it. If someone wants to end their life then it’s no one’s business and certainly nothing to do with religion

Kevorkian's contraption was called the Suicide machine, not Death machine.

In Canada, they call it the MAID program (medical assistance in dyeing) which has been offered up as an alternative to seniors that cannot afford their medication. Aside from that, it would be a hard decision to make for someone else, let alone yourself.

@skully0078

23 күн бұрын

@@katLaydie Yah, it was in the news and now the program is a little more "hush hush". Pretty sad thinking by the government.

@sylviemac1971

23 күн бұрын

That’s not true. I work in a hospital in Ontario and I work with a nurse that does MAID. No one gets MAID without going through a screening and the opinion of 2 doctors. And only the person that is affected makes that decision, no one else. I’m not sure what you’re referring to where MAID is offered to seniors that can’t afford their meds.

@skully0078

23 күн бұрын

@@sylviemac1971 It was in the news the same time a military vet exposed that he was offered MAId because he was unable to pay for his meds. It is also being considered for mentally ill persons. I didn't say other people could make the decision to put someone on the MAID program, I said "Aside from that".

@sylviemac1971

22 күн бұрын

@@skully0078are you referring to the same caseworker who suggested MAID to 4 veterans? That’s pretty messed up and that person is under investigation.

@skully0078

22 күн бұрын

​@@sylviemac1971 I'm referring to the veteran from BC that started the exposure into the MAID program which uncovered more veteran as well as seniors simply unable to afford their meds. It is also now in review to offer it to mentally ill, for which is was originally considered for those with severe depression but now encapsulates other mental issues. All of that is in the news as well.

I remember the Terri Schiavo case ,I was a JR in high school

The South Park episode was one of my favorite of all time.

I guess my body, my choice dont count with this.

I think this case was the inspiration for that South Park episode where Kenny was revived in a vegetative state.

"physician-assisted finale" oh jeez

"There's no such thing as dying with dignity. Our bodies break down, sometimes when we're 90, sometimes before we're even born, but it always happens and there's never any dignity in it. I don't care if you can walk, see, wipe your own ass... it's always ugly - always. We can live with dignity; we can't die with it."

What her parents did to that poor lady was horrifying. If there's a hell, they'll be headed there when its their time. When they did the autopsy, they discovered she had little more than a brain stem left. UGH.