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Kali_Yuga13
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- Jul 11, 2024
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I came across some news about a physician assisted suicide bill brought to UK Parliament in October. Apparently there's was an ad campaign in the subways to gather support. The ads show comfy happy people with a "My dying wish is..." type of statement. Of course the actual bill is for people with 6 months or less to live. The ads were countered by prominently taping a Samaritans support number over the picture.
I have mixed feelings about the ad campaign. One of the ads has a person paying a guitar and there's a prominent "Fender" logo which is a top manufacturer of guitars. I can't see how they'd be okay with this without being a sponsor of the bill. One of the publics' fears in assisted dying is abuse by the state to rid itself of undesirables and pensioners or the emergence of a corporatized profit-driven model grossly incentivizing suicide.
What are your thoughts on corporate endorsed advertising for physician assisted suicide?
I have mixed feelings about the ad campaign. One of the ads has a person paying a guitar and there's a prominent "Fender" logo which is a top manufacturer of guitars. I can't see how they'd be okay with this without being a sponsor of the bill. One of the publics' fears in assisted dying is abuse by the state to rid itself of undesirables and pensioners or the emergence of a corporatized profit-driven model grossly incentivizing suicide.
What are your thoughts on corporate endorsed advertising for physician assisted suicide?