They Shoot Horses, don't they?
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It's a revolving door.
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How is the lethal drug(s) administered?
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I've been listening to all sides of the debate and have serious reservations.
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You want to edit my posts down to 4 words, conversation over.
Canada has its own way of looking at this complicated issue, as do other countries, so its best to stick with the UK bill in that case which makes no provision, as far as i know, for end of life care for the mentally ill.
In other news, the growing demand to remove judgement by the High Court is a step forward to simplifying the process, which anti-campaigners are getting in a twist about.
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What I am trying to say is that they extended the bill's catchment after it had been approved into law. Unless 'terminally ill adult' is specifically defined it could cover those with diagnosis of mental illness. That is eugenics.
...the committee decided not to hear from a single Canadian witness, despite the important lessons that can be learned from Canada’s experience of legalising assisted dying. Introduced in 2015, assisted dying was initially presented as a last resort for terminally ill patients suffering from incurable pain – just as it is being presented in Leadbeater’s bill. Within the space of just a few years, however, Canada has effectively made assisted dying available to pretty much anyone who is struggling with an illness or a disability. Euthanasia is now the fifth-leading cause of death nationwide and it will likely rise even higher. Soon, people suffering from mental-health issues, such as anorexia, will be eligible for an assisted death.
Yet despite the parliamentary process being firmly weighted in favour of proponents of assisted dying, they have still managed to put their foot in it. Take Australian MP Alex Greenwich, a member of the New South Wales legislative assembly. He told the committee that assisted dying was a ‘form of suicide prevention’, unwittingly revealing the doublespeak that lies behind so much assisted-suicide advocacy. Even Leadbeater herself is dropping clangers. This week she told the BBC that her bill still had ‘too many safeguards’.
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Yet despite the parliamentary process being firmly weighted in favour of proponents of assisted dying, they have still managed to put their foot in it. Take Australian MP Alex Greenwich, a member of the New South Wales legislative assembly. He told the committee that assisted dying was a ‘form of suicide prevention’, unwittingly revealing the doublespeak that lies behind so much assisted-suicide advocacy. Even Leadbeater herself is dropping clangers. This week she told the BBC that her bill still had ‘too many safeguards’.
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