虽然美国有几个州和DC通过了安乐死的法案,但是条件是苛刻的。一般来说,需要病人头脑清醒,有绝症寿命不超过六个月,而且能够自我服毒。等到你老年痴呆了,这几个条件你都不符合。
有时候对自己的将来要认真学习而不是想当然。理财如此,医疗决定更是如此。
https://deathwithdignity.org/learn/faqs/
Death with dignity statutes contain a number of safeguards, protecting patients from abuse and coercion:
- Patients must meet stringent eligibility requirements, including being an adult, state resident, mentally capable, able to self-administer and ingest the medications, and having a terminal diagnosis with a prognosis of six months or less to live. There are no exceptions.
- Only the patient can make the request(s) for medication. It is impossible to stipulate the request in an advance directive, living will, or any other end-of-life care document.