They Shoot Horses, don't they?

motorbiking said:
It is not illegal to procure various things that can cause a near painless suicide. It is not illegal to supply them, it is not illegal to take them.
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motorbiking said:
It is not illegal for a Hospice doctor/nurse to give you a big dose of whatever so that you sleep through your last moments.
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And that is assisted dying, no matter how you dress it up. Nobody disagrees with it either, surely
motorbiking said:
The bill which empowers a person diagnosed with 6 months to live having spent their last few good months dealing with forms, doctors and the family court, to apply for a "divorce from life". gains very little if they can even get the approval in a meaningful timeframe.
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But it's a choice
 
Odds said:
He's still confused about assisted dying when a medical prognosis gives no hope of recovery and taking your own life when all hope is lost.
Give him time, he'll get there...
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I'm still not sure what blups position actually is on the principle of assisted dying itself.
 
carmanmemoranda said:
And that is assisted dying, no matter how you dress it up. Nobody disagrees with it either, surely

But it's a choice
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If that is your definition of assisted dying, it is already lawful under palliative care. Denso, has confirmed, he perceived "generous" dosing to achieve a swift painless end, without discussion with the dying person. In my own experience, it was discussed.
 
Yes - I think that is where the line is.

You can be drugged up to your eye balls so that you are basically out of it. But you cannot be given a fatal dose. The risk is that a member of the family complains to the medical examiner upon death. my experience was very recent and the nurses and doctors at the hospice were very clear.
 
motorbiking said:
Denso, has confirmed, he perceived "generous" dosing to achieve a swift painless end, without discussion with the dying person.
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We were told repeatedly by the staff that "we are not allowed to up the morphine on our own. But if you have any concerns at all about pain or suffering just tell us and then we can act". And they did, but there was of course no regulation or oversight of it.
 
denso13 said:
They shouldn't have to. Do you think the Swiss are right to give that choice?
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I don't know anything about the Swiss system and wouldn't presume to lecture them on their internal affairs
 
blup said:
I don't think anyone's been convicted of taking someone to Switzerland
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Maybe not, but subjected to months/years of not knowing if they would be charged? - yes!

Have you no compassion?

I think the answer to that question is obvious!
 
blup said:
I don't know anything about the Swiss system and wouldn't presume to lecture them on their internal affairs
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You are just avoiding the issue now. No one mentioned lecturing the Swiss.
 
ellal said:
Maybe not, but subjected to months/years of not knowing if they would be charged - yes!

Have you no compassion?

I think the answer to that question is obvious!
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I dont think the CPS have the slightest interest in prosecuting a genuine visitor to the swiss clinic
 
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