Assisted dying bill.

[pete01]

Seems a no brainer to me, who would want to watch a loved one suffer..

People who vote against it must be nuts...

Just watched a really sad story on ITV news, how someone could watch that and vote against it I'll never know.

https://www.itv.com/news/2026-03-19/dying-man-pleads-with-lords-as-poll-shows-public-back-assisted-deaths

 

[thomp1983]

I haven't watched your link but I agree it should be allowed, but there is a genuine issue around how you prevent people being coerced into it and I don't really know how you deal with that

 

[blup]

It would be a license for greedy relatives to pressurise a loved one into topping themselves. The real scandal is underfunded end of life care. You can imagine the google search returns with companies vying to sell their services. It will be far from cheap and available as a benefit because it is a human right. It’s astonishing that the government are penalising web sites that promote sui cide and then promote it themselves.

 

[Koolpc]

Lots of my relatives have been put down over the years...

 

[pete01]

Not all relatives are greedy, some just want loved ones to not suffer.

The chap in the link, said if he had the choice he might not use it but it would be nice to know he had a choice.

 

[Highway Man]

Not all relatives are greedy, some just want loved ones to not suffer.

The chap in the link, said if he had the choice he might not use it but it would be nice to know he had a choice.

Lena believes in assisted suicide, I am sort of on the fence with it.

 

[Justin Passing]

I've got my pot of gold cleaner ready, to be used long before I need any help for anything.
Yes of course it should be the individual's choice. Restricting a right because the odd person might abuse it is ridiculous - think about the other 99% and put rules in to catch the 1% as best as you can. 2 doctors should be enough.

 

[pete01]

Lena believes in assisted suicide, I am sort of on the fence with it.

Why on the fence? Ive seen some close relatives suffer at the end and it's completely avoidable and completely unfair.

 

[Justin Passing]

Watching my mother die was entirely unsatisfactory.
She was in a care home. In those places they make sure you don't fall over etc etc so life is artificially prolonged.
She was frustrated as hell, hated it.
She said "They ought to be able to get the family in and give me a pill". That would do me, too.

 

[Highway Man]

Why on the fence? Ive seen some close relatives suffer at the end and it's completely avoidable and completely unfair.

Well only for the reason of what if they would maybe recover and once you have killed them it is then too late.

 

[pete01]

Well only for the reason of what if they would maybe recover and once you have killed them it is then too late.

Im talking terminal, you dont recover.

 

[Highway Man]

Im talking terminal, you dont recover.

I thought you meant if you was just ill like I am and decided to end the suffering.

 

[pete01]

I thought you meant if you was just ill like I am and decided to end the suffering.

For god sake(TM)

 

[Highway Man]

For god sake(TM)

I know [TM]

 

[Highway Man]

For god sake(TM)

That's another of mine too !!!!
Think on !!!!! [TM]