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Originally Posted by MTVN
Yes that was really powerful from Kruger.
The thing is we know that humans are incredibly fallible. There's been so many scandals caused by a combination of human error, incompetence, neglect and malice. Knowing that, why should be trust them with dictating when someone should die? There's so many things we can't properly guard against: coercion, false diagnosis, corruption, changes of heart, an expansion of the measure etc.
It's really fascinating to see the split of parliamentarians in this.
Against the bill: Farage, Corbyn, Diane Abbott, David Lammy, Kemi Badenoch, Ed Davey and many others
For it: Starmer, Sunak, Reeves, Jeremy Hunt, the majority of Reform MPs and many others
If parliament is that divided on this issue across parliamentary lines then how can a governing party implement it in good faith
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Unfortunately if it gets through the Commons and then eventually the House of Lords.
Then it becomes law.
Your first paragraph is dead right and I don't believe it's possible to put in ALL the safeguards that would be needed.
There's DNR issue too that's become an issue now.
I couldn't have supported this today.
I believe it will sadly take us on a very slippery slope indeed.