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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 254: The ethics of euthanasia, suicide, and assisted suicide
Description: The boys drink and review Low Pitch Hazy IPA from Hi-Wire Brewing, then discuss the morality of suicide, euthanasia, doctor-assisted suicide, and related issues.Â
It's illegal to kill yourself, and most religious traditions say it's immoral. That view is increasingly challenged these days. There are lots of movements for "death with dignity" and similar concepts.Â
We have a natural revulsion to suicide, but sometimes it's hard to come up with clear arguments for why it's wrong, especially in very hard cases. And there are some cultures where suicide is an accepted part of life.Â
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