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Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Flatcircle ◴[] No.44651355[source]
Sang at his farewell concert, raised $190 million for childrens charity. Traveled to Switzerland and offed himself before parkinsons ravaged him.

An aristocratic death

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1. pelagicAustral ◴[] No.44651490[source]
Doesn't Britain now have assisted dying? Why would he go to Switzerland for that?
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2. masfuerte ◴[] No.44651552[source]
They passed a law introducing it in a few years' time. There's a statutory system of death panels that needs to be implemented.
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3. camjw ◴[] No.44651651[source]
Law hasn’t passed yet fyi, waiting second reading in the house of lords
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4. masfuerte ◴[] No.44651666{3}[source]
Thank you, I had forgotten.
5. gdbsjjdn ◴[] No.44652063[source]
I'm opposed to medically assisted dying but based on your use of "death panels" I'm assuming you come at it from a different perspective. How is a "death panel" different from businesses deciding who gets food or health treatment?
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6. masfuerte ◴[] No.44652285{3}[source]
I'm also opposed to assisted suicide. At the moment "death panels" are largely imaginary. If this law passes it will introduce actual death panels which dispense actual death as a "treatment". I don't really understand your question, probably because I'm not coming from where you think I'm coming from.
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7. rscho ◴[] No.44652350{3}[source]
In Switzerland, (public) health services are not businesses. And I don't think anyone in our system makes money from encouraging people's deaths. We also have assisted suicide services. They're a public association that brings penthobarbital to your place and assists you during your suicide.
8. Projectiboga ◴[] No.44652455[source]
Could have been physician assisted. Withdraw all meds and then give small increasing doses of morphine. But it really doesn't matter beyond his family and business partners.
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10. EvanAnderson ◴[] No.44652805{4}[source]
In the US our "death panels" aren't imaginary. They're administered by insurance companies.