When you called the UK a "moral disaster zone", what did you have in mind besides the Antoniazzi amendment? I'm struggling to think of respects in which the UK is morally much worse than its peer countries.
the amendment plus the assisted dying stuff suffices for me (I don't think about these things in relative terms: even if every other place on earth were more of a MDZ than the UK I'd still think the uk was a MDZ)
ok. And I am not British so can't really comment on that I suppose. It's just that usually your positions appear to be well thought out and this one kind of jumps out as unsupported. (Also, I am considerably older than you so I probably have a different perspective on eventual death.)
that's kind! but the few words you quoted amount, like i say, to a descriptive claim about what's going on, not an argument by me in favour of the state, or anyone, doing anything.. For my substantial arguments re my positions on the situation, you can look at the piece I'm quoting from.. There you'll find that i am criticising the increase in state power, and you'll also find my arguments against the idea that this is a matter of increasing individual choice.. Thanks for engaging!
When you called the UK a "moral disaster zone", what did you have in mind besides the Antoniazzi amendment? I'm struggling to think of respects in which the UK is morally much worse than its peer countries.
the amendment plus the assisted dying stuff suffices for me (I don't think about these things in relative terms: even if every other place on earth were more of a MDZ than the UK I'd still think the uk was a MDZ)
I see. Thanks for explaining!
>> a shift from the state protecting the lives of the terminally ill
Wait... why does a government need to do this? What is the argument that an individual cannot choose for themselves and a state must have this power?
i’m making a descriptive comment about what’s going on in the uk..
ok. And I am not British so can't really comment on that I suppose. It's just that usually your positions appear to be well thought out and this one kind of jumps out as unsupported. (Also, I am considerably older than you so I probably have a different perspective on eventual death.)
that's kind! but the few words you quoted amount, like i say, to a descriptive claim about what's going on, not an argument by me in favour of the state, or anyone, doing anything.. For my substantial arguments re my positions on the situation, you can look at the piece I'm quoting from.. There you'll find that i am criticising the increase in state power, and you'll also find my arguments against the idea that this is a matter of increasing individual choice.. Thanks for engaging!