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You reject the vaccine - you come down with Covid - you die - will the insurance companies pay your family or have you committed suicide?
FBaggins
(26,721 posts)It would take several more steps before suicide is a consideration.
King of the sheep
(23 posts)Slippery slope arguments are often used when they are not applicable, but in this case if you decide that not taking up the vaccine constitutes suicide, how long before, drinking too much or not exercising enough does too?
randr
(12,409 posts)That was the realization that woke me up back in the day when I was exercising my privilege to indulge without consequences. I woke up one day with the very clear thought that my actions were a subconscious desire to escape. Changed my life and have lived another 30 years in health and wealth, so far.
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brewens
(13,537 posts)and buying insurance to set their family up.
FBaggins
(26,721 posts)But the key question here is whether failing to properly protect yourself from a virus is at all the same thing as wanting to die.
It isnt.
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joetheman
(1,450 posts)who died from COVID or contracted it before the vaccine was available should qualify. I am having a really really angry day.
Grand contracted COVID from unvaxxed family that attends her school.
malaise
(268,686 posts)I can't process the lack of consideration for others. Hope grand recovers soon