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The biggest difficulty is that of consent in the cases of people with dementia.
If the person makes the decision to opt for euthanasia if they develop dementia, should that living will be taken into consideration when they do develop it? Should they be euthanised as per their wishes when they were competent to give consent?
If that person who made the living will suddenly decides, once they have developed dementia, that they don't want to die are they in effect capable of making a decision to live with consent?
Here is a case where a demented woman was forcibly euthanised: https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...euthanasia-law
Now, getting back to the impression that cannibals are running rampant in South Africa is as ludicrous as using the above article to support the argument that all people with dementia are being euthanised against their will in the Netherlands.
Yes, the Dutch system is sound (relatively speaking and excluding the cases like the article I linked). The issue is that you cannot take an example like the one I posted and automatically deduct from it that this happening all over the Netherlands, which it isn't.
Likewise, one cannot deduct that things are as bad as the media makes out - on whether it's the Netherlands, SA or any other country. The media (and hence consumers of that media) are put under false impressions. Depending on which side of the fence one is sitting, one can pull up articles and stats from anywhere to support one's point of view.
So, saying that things are awful in South Africa (said by someone who has never been in SA) is as crazy as me jumping to conclusions about the practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands (someone who has never been or worked in the Netherlands).
What brought about this debate in the first place was me being touchy about the amount of articles you post which casts South Africa in a wholly negative light. If it's not one horrible article, then it's another. Yes, there are some crazy things happening here but it isn't as doom and gloom as the media (and you who consumes that media) make it out to be. There are hardly any positive reports about anything (worldwide) because good stuff hardly ever makes the headlines. I mean, who wants to read about (as an example) neighbours being kind to each other when there are other juicy headlines ready for consumption? It is human nature to lean towards the negative because it is far more interesting and exciting than stories about good events.
Huh? Sorry, but I don't speak American."Whatevah! Y'all don't know nut'in'. I happen to live in 'Muricah and ya'll be jealous of our freedums. Cash me outside!"
Now that you have lightened your load, I still don't understand what argument you want me to make?
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