The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma cover image

Ep 338: The Nuances of Intensive Care

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

CHAPTER

The Importance of Autonomy

In Switzerland, you can rent out a facility where they put you to death in a particular humane way. But you choose when you want to die, which seems to me to be something we should all be allowed to do because hey, we own ourselves and the state doesn't own us. For example, if you have the right to our own life, you have theright to take it as well. And often, of course, suicide comes out of mental health problems, but sometimes it can be, you know, I'm sick of this world, I want to go and why can't I?

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner