Episode 15: Who Decides? Exploring the Right to Die, Autonomy & Quality of Life

In this episode, we take on one of the most complex and emotionally charged topics of our time: the right to die.

Is choosing death a form of dignity? In this episode, we dive into the layered, deeply personal, and highly controversial terrain of euthanasia, assisted suicide, and end-of-life autonomy. We're asking what it means to make autonomous choices at the end of life, who decides that- and who *should* get to decide that. This episode breaks down the moral and psychological terrain of end-of-life decision-making, including: The tension between personal freedom and moral responsibility

*The emotional weight of death planning and how talking about death can be an act of love

*The role of suffering, disability, cognizance, and mental health in shaping the debate and those decisions and the "right to choose".

This conversation doesn’t offer easy answers—but it does offer space for the questions we’re often too afraid to ask. If you’ve ever wrestled with the ethics of dying, autonomy, or how we navigate the gray areas between life and death, this episode is for you.

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