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What We Talk About When We Don’t Want to Talk About Morality

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Ben Sixsmith
Apr 02, 2026
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If we can agree on anything concerning the case of Noelia Castillo, who died in her mid-20s after receiving euthanasia, it is that it is unutterably tragic. Her request for euthanasia was accepted as a result of her suffering great and irreversible pain as a result of a previous suicide attempt.

I’m never sure what I think about assisted suicide. (“Assis…

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