Video Information: 04.04.23, with Ahimsa Fellows (Online-talk), Greater Noida
Context:
~What are two ethical issues in euthanasia?
~What is the principle of dignity in euthanasia?
~What questions are asked in an interview about euthanasia?
~What is the legality of the concept of euthanasia in India?
~What are the potential ethical implications of legalizing euthanasia in a diverse society like India?
~How might the discussions on population control and euthanasia reflect broader societal values and priorities?
~What role does spirituality play in shaping perspectives on life, death, and ethical decision-making in contemporary society?
~In what ways does the Gita serve as a source of wisdom and melancholy for individuals facing challenges in life?
Music Credits: Milind Date
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#acharyaprashant #natalism #euthanasia
Context:
~What are two ethical issues in euthanasia?
~What is the principle of dignity in euthanasia?
~What questions are asked in an interview about euthanasia?
~What is the legality of the concept of euthanasia in India?
~What are the potential ethical implications of legalizing euthanasia in a diverse society like India?
~How might the discussions on population control and euthanasia reflect broader societal values and priorities?
~What role does spirituality play in shaping perspectives on life, death, and ethical decision-making in contemporary society?
~In what ways does the Gita serve as a source of wisdom and melancholy for individuals facing challenges in life?
Music Credits: Milind Date
~~~~~
#acharyaprashant #natalism #euthanasia
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00:00So Radhika's question is that regarding anti-Nepalism, okay, so is it high time for India to follow
00:09the one-child policy like China did?
00:13And is euthanasia for humans, should it be made legal in India?
00:20India is a concept, right?
00:23When you say India must do something, keeping in mind that we are some kind of functioning
00:29democracy, at least as of today, I don't know about 2024, but at least till today we are
00:39a functioning democracy.
00:42So how can India have any kind of policy if Indians are not, first of all, convinced about
00:53that policy?
00:56You remember the emergency times, right, and there was a policy to control population and
01:08it was enforced and it backfired and since then no politician has had the guts to talk
01:15about population control.
01:19So first of all, Indians have to be educated on the need and only when there is some kind
01:24of at least a loose consensus, then somebody can enact a policy and then something can
01:35be enforced as well.
01:37But if the population itself is unwilling, then such a measure would fall flat.
01:43But the good news is that probably now there is an emerging consensus and people are better
01:52educated and I hope better sense prevails because there are a lot of dissenting voices
01:58as well, people who talk of religious demographics and such things who say, you know, if this
02:10kind of a policy comes, then our numbers will shrink and the proportion of the other group
02:15would expand and there are just so many insecurities and concerns.
02:19If those can be somehow glossed over or ironed out, I think it's a beautiful idea to have
02:32a population control policy, a one-child policy or something.
02:36At least incentivize those who have the right kind of consciousness.
02:43If you cannot disincentivize, at least help those who choose to not to have kids or have
02:50just one kid.
02:51They must be strongly supported, promoted, honored.
02:58Euthanasia, well, that does not have too much to do with veganism or population control
03:06or even animal welfare or rights.
03:10But euthanasia is surely related to the matter of human dignity.
03:18When it comes to spirituality or self-knowledge, euthanasia definitely is an issue worth thinking
03:26of.
03:27So I think it behoves human dignity to have the right to choose one's death and euthanasia
03:39has to be distinct from suicide.
03:44It is a thing of realizing that the time has come and the body is not going to hold up.
03:53The probability of recovery is just too slim.
03:57Therefore, it does not make sense to just drag on.
04:02And when it comes to that and when medical experts can certify that the probability of
04:09revival or some kind of normal functioning life is less than, let's say, 1%, then the
04:18fellow must have the choice to opt out of life.
04:23I suppose it's dignified to go rather than just overstay your utility, your joy.
04:43No point just hanging on.
04:46Live a great life, live deeply, have challenges, have purposes, fulfill them and then depart
04:57with honor, depart with dignity, depart as a matter of choice, not as a matter of chance
05:03or compulsion.