Here is a case under present legislation where the parents of a child believe she has a reasonable quality of life, but the hospital trust want her to die.

One can not help feel that a bean counter has discussed cost here.

If euthanasia were legalised, we could increase the number of such cases ten fold.

Speaking as one with a disability, who's niece has Downs, we can be considered more vulnerable and at the mercy of others who might decree what type of quality of life we are having.

In the 1980's such a decision was reported when a homeless man was denied dialysis because they did not think his quality of life was good enough.

Such abuses can and do happen already, and again will be increased should this become law, as has happened in countries where it is legal

Its legal to be refused medical treatment and for families/patients to withdraw medical treatment which is why there are so many grey areas. Theres a story of an old woman who was dying of cancer and wanted the right to die. But instead she asked for withdrawal of medical treatment so that she could die faster, and how wrong she was. It took her 3 weeks and eventually when she did die she was starved, dehydrated and was under 3 stone as well as already being very weak. If someone is that determined to die then why should they have to go through all that suffering?

I agree with euthanasia, so long as the person has made their own decision to die. I do not believe that anybody else should make that decision for them.