I didn't want to wait to post so it showed up on the feed, but here's a new blog post about my fear of death and passion for death rights. Pls read the warning before reading 🙏 ok luv you~ https://garfriend.me/blog/2026/death
a lot of people who aren't actually terminally ill get 'recommended' death with dignity. whatever you want to call it. there was a woman who asked for a chairlift to be installed in her house and they sent her a brochure for this, since living seemed to be so hard for her. i respect you a lot, and i relate to you, especially here -- burnt toast smell means stroke, hehe -- but i don't trust death w dignity.
by the way, though; i'm not trying to be an asshole. i wouldn't have put the effort in to give you a critique if i didn't appreciate how earnest this is, and i do. i really connected with this. thank you for writing it
@benny1548132 God and that’s exactly how to NOT treat DwD. It needs the same level of compassion as pulling someone from life support. It’s the very *last* option after all treatment has been exhausted. It is only for physicians to recommend. Not random people with brochures. Physicians who know the patient, their condition, and when they’re near the end of life.
While this is awful and not the intent of DwD, it’s also not a representation of DwD as a whole. This is a case of shitty humans not using their brains.
@benny1548132 Compassion and understanding is vital in any discussion. It’s part of being a decent human. I fully agree with you that it was a complete overstep for the chairlift people to have done that. I personally find what they did to be downright disgusting!!! I woulda beat their asses!!!
this is all super interesting! as a person with congenital health issues, DwD is smth i tend to frown on bcs of the way its been handled historically (available to mentally ill people, available to people too soon in their terminal/chronic illness journey), but i do think its important to remember its a great resource as long as its used responsibly. similarly to abortion though, it is extremely difficult to regulate
but yes, always good to see people thinking critically about these things! i would totally recommend reading a severely disabled persons outlook on it (there are a lot across the internet) bcs i think it gives great insight into how DwD can be harmful when discussing disability justice. thank you for the good read!
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a lot of people who aren't actually terminally ill get 'recommended' death with dignity. whatever you want to call it. there was a woman who asked for a chairlift to be installed in her house and they sent her a brochure for this, since living seemed to be so hard for her. i respect you a lot, and i relate to you, especially here -- burnt toast smell means stroke, hehe -- but i don't trust death w dignity.
by the way, though; i'm not trying to be an asshole. i wouldn't have put the effort in to give you a critique if i didn't appreciate how earnest this is, and i do. i really connected with this. thank you for writing it
@benny1548132 God and that’s exactly how to NOT treat DwD. It needs the same level of compassion as pulling someone from life support. It’s the very *last* option after all treatment has been exhausted. It is only for physicians to recommend. Not random people with brochures. Physicians who know the patient, their condition, and when they’re near the end of life.
While this is awful and not the intent of DwD, it’s also not a representation of DwD as a whole. This is a case of shitty humans not using their brains.
@benny1548132 holy shit, that's awful. not at all appropriate behavior towards someone looking for mobility assistance.
@benny1548132 Compassion and understanding is vital in any discussion. It’s part of being a decent human. I fully agree with you that it was a complete overstep for the chairlift people to have done that. I personally find what they did to be downright disgusting!!! I woulda beat their asses!!!
this is all super interesting! as a person with congenital health issues, DwD is smth i tend to frown on bcs of the way its been handled historically (available to mentally ill people, available to people too soon in their terminal/chronic illness journey), but i do think its important to remember its a great resource as long as its used responsibly. similarly to abortion though, it is extremely difficult to regulate
but yes, always good to see people thinking critically about these things! i would totally recommend reading a severely disabled persons outlook on it (there are a lot across the internet) bcs i think it gives great insight into how DwD can be harmful when discussing disability justice. thank you for the good read!