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Originally posted by Sticks
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Originally posted by Tom
What if it was regulated?
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In the one country where it is regulated there are reports on non-voluntary euthanasia
The system is still open to abuse
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lol which ONE country is that? the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium or the state of Oregon in the US?
nah...sorry...you need to provide proof about that.... not calling you a liar mate but facts do get a little twisted as they're passed on... particularly when passed between anti-euthanasia advocates who feel the need to bolster they own opinions. Are you saying that in this one country where it is legal, relatives of sick and dying people have been convicted in a court of law for attempting to fabricate the wishes of the ill person to die?. .... and for their own financial gain? You need to back it up with a link or something.
An Australia state had passed euthanasia laws some years back but they were overruled by then conservative federal government. Point is that the hoops that had to be jumped through to gain permission included 3 separate doctors all agreeing that
1. the person's illness was terminal,
2. the person's quality of life was not going to improve
3. the person was fully cognisant and understood exactly what they were asking for and
4. The doc had no past connection with those involved.
Seems to me under these kind of regulations the reports of people hurrying along the deaths of their elderly or disabled relatives would be unlikely. I'm assuming the country your speaking of had similarly strict rules and procedures. If you've proof of a conviction that backs your view up then I stand corrected.