Assisted suicide
 

Inspired by tonight's Corrie, does this law need to change in Britain to allow it?

Didn't watch but yes, nobody owns your body and your life (and certainly not God, which is where the illegality originates from I believe) so of course you should be able to determine when it's over for you

It's an absolute minefield in law, the main objection being that it would clear the way for unscrupulous heirs to claim an assisted suicide when it was nothing of the kind; the pressure being upon the terminally ill person to make that kind of decision.

My dad died of cancer, he had asked my mum to do the same for him which she agreed to, but in the end, his deterioration was accelerated by pneumonia, and from being relatively active, he succumbed within 3 days.

My mum has asked me to do it for her if she ever has a completely disabling stroke or gets alzheimers. I have agreed in principle; in reality I don't think my children would ever forgive me if they found out.

It's a wonderful talking point, and I think if any checks / controls (for potential unscrupulous heirs) could be established, it should be a right.

Just noticed what Jack wrote, and I agree with him.

Really depends, in extreme circumstances yes, but not willy nilly (can't think of a better expression to use sorry)

Exactly!

I really don't know how I feel as to this.
In Corrie Hayley took her own life, people can do and do take their own lives and this was reallyhard to watch tonight.

I wouldn't like to see it rolled out generally but when you have someone who is completely paralysed, worried as to their mind and unable to do things for themselves maybe some understanding and plan could be brought into place.

For those who cannot speak for themselves,I don't know,would care homes and hospitals ease the person to die more quicklythan they would for economic reasons.
It is a complex issue, that would need to be really strongly supervised all the time for me.

I fear it could be that people who maybe didn't want to die could be for sometimes the wrong reasons helped to.

Agree with Jack... it's sod all to do with the general public who takes their life and who doesn't, not that I necessarily agree but surely it should be up to them if they're really in that much pain.

Yep if someone wants to die and they don't have the capacity to commit suicide, then I feel that there should be some organization who can help them.

This world isn't a prison, whoever wants out of here should be allowed to go.

Yes if someone wants to die then let them it's there own choice

My opinion has always been yes, that poor guy with locked in syndrome wanted too die for years

I think it should be allowed on a special permission only basis to prevent any horrific misuse of it. Not sure how it would be implemented in practise but yes. Tonight's episode of Coronation Street was upsetting to watch but brilliantly acted out.

I agree with euthanasia, just so long as safeguards are in place.

Weird how in this day and age, if a dog is suffering you can have it put down yet people have to carry on suffering.

Dunno I think of it from a religious perspective lolz

Society cannot seem to decide on this, when an animal is terminally ill with no hope of recovery we end its suffering with an injection. But when a person is terminally ill and taking massive amounts of morphine to alleviate the unremitting dreadful pain , we do nothing, nothing just let them die slowly in agony.

When there is no possible hope of recovery or remission and the person is just enduring pain , surely we must be able to put that person out of their suffering ?

Surely that cannot be a crime.... To help someone end their suffering !!!

I think it should be made legal, but there should definately be safeguards in place, to be on the safe side.

Yes, but they need to be careful with it. Consent definitely will be needed. It could be used as an excuse for murder.

It should only be administered in a hospital environment I think. There are just so many terrifying what ifs and maybes and buts to think about... but it should be allowed, for sure.

Was meant To press yes not no :)

I think there's a bill going through parliament about it, maybe in cases of rapid progressive terminal illness yes.. A young rugby player paralysed from the neck down I don't know, that's hard to justify.

I think it should be legalised but with extremely tight safe guards. I watched a documentary on the Swiss clinic and there you have to be able to (and they videotape you) take the medication yourself they do not allow anyone to assist. This stops them being accountable for it