In the line with me: Quote from “There is nothing illogical about a system in which society does not always meet the victim’s desire for revenge and always respects the victim’s desire for mercy,” said Straumann’s legal team.
Bloom’s memoirs may seem to have little in common with the other two. But America’s indifference to those who are suffering at the end of their lives provides a surprising contrast to those who are waiting for their debilitated lives in death row prisons.
In January 2020, Bloom is the only place in the world where Americans can travel for “painless, peaceful and legal suicide” with their 66-year-old husband, Brian, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. I went to Zurich. Some places in the United States where aiding suicide is permitted impose restrictions that make it difficult for people in the state to meet and almost impossible for people outside the state to meet. Brian’s death is brought about by his own desires and his own hands, and while marked by sorrow, there is nothing desired about it. I wondered how this would be done while I was reading, but still, here in America, you can’t do it this way.
Some of my memorable words quote the doctor’s words.
At worst, we ourselves show relentless tension in a way that has become infiltrated into our culture. Minor mistakes are considered the death penalty. Apologies are often enforced and true forgiveness is rare. To identify and blame the enemy, we do not allow people to make amends. The willingness to justice and accountability too often goes to blame, retaliation, and abandonment.
Well then I wouldn’t end up here with any more responsibility. In any case, it would be inaccurate to lock these policies entirely to Americans when polls suggest that most people would not choose these arrangements. The majority of Americans, 72% as of 2018, support euthanasia, and as of 2018, 65% support suicide assistance by doctors. About 6 in 10 Americans believe that abortion is legal in all or most of the time. Although a minority (about 39 percent), a significant number of Americans still oppose the death penalty. However, the majority admit that innocent people can be killed and, in fact, the current system is racist.