Assisted Dying Bill

MPs will be having a free vote on this later this month and I am hoping that our local MPs vote to support the bill.

Personally I don't think that it is right in this day and age that anyone should be in agony for months waiting to die.

As long as there are adequate safeguards in place with professional assistance you should be able to self medicate to end your life without any do gooders interfering.

Mortarmillbill totally agree has long as there are safeguards in place and no one is persuaded to die for monetary or property gain. My late wife was in agony for the last 4 months of her life and I think it was a blessing for her when she passed away. I would not have put a dog through what my wife went through but because we are human we cannot legally do anything but watch. I have told my son if anything happens to me no what ever the cost I want a dignified death abroad

Doctors are doing it all the time, they come round to your house and say I will give him or her something to ease the pain.
And that's it job done.

"Liverpool Pathway" was an 'assisted dying program', which was outlawed a few years ago.

A friend of mine who is in her 80's and one of the kindest people you could ever meet, she's frail and has a low quality of life but. she says
" I want to live every minute the Good Lord allows me " She's on ' end of life care' and although the Doctor has recommended that, resuscitation should not be given because, It might render her ' totally crippled' , she will not accept that,
Not everyone is the same,,,,

mortarmillbill

Spot on with your comments!

According to the politics.co.uk website Lisa Nandy is in support of the bill.

If this bill gets passed then I hope they look at other countries that have euthanasia in place and use the best strategy before setting it in law over here

Whilst I firmly believe in self-euthanasia there are some drawbacks but as long as they are given professional help and guidance, and the dying person is fully aware of what they’re doing, that’s fine.

The drawbacks however are for those poor souls that have dementia or totally immobile, have mental health issues who need assessment, or are otherwise unable to make such a drastic decision. Legally, nobody can do it for them as that would, ostensibly, be murder.

Then there are those who are extremely wealthy and their greedy relatives plot to do away with them “legally” in the name of a mercy killing.

Some people could be in a coma for years, living only as a vegetable with no quality of life whatsoever. Who decides when to switch off the machines which have been keeping them alive? Some people who have been in a coma for years, have suddenly re-animated and, with physio, are able to continue their lives normally.

Lastly, in essence, it would/could be classed as suicide and, if the dying has insurance with monetary benefits to family, but are deeply religious, would the insurance companies still honour any claims? The Catholic Church in particular would get involved and up in arms about what they consider to be a “crime against god”.

As has already been said, no human being with any compassion would allow an animal to suffer the torture of the damned in pain. I watched a film a long time ago, from 1973 called Soylent Green, and the whole film was dedicated to self-medicated death. It was rather beautiful as I recall it, but unfortunately it isn’t available on You Tube.

Our MPs will be voting on Friday and if the bill gets passed many months of scrutiny will follow before it becomes law.

I do hope that the bill gets passed so that people can make their own choice whether to end their own life when they are in agony.

Why is it left for the Muppets to vote on...it should be out to the population.....if you don't treat a sick animal you can be prosecuted...I have had several long lingering deaths in my family...it should NOT be allowed to happen.

Common sense prevails.

MPs have just voted by 330 to 275 in favour of the bill.

Like Irish women in the republic were over abortion and having to travel to another country like the UK to teminate a unwanted pregnacy, why have people from the UK having to travel to another country to teminate their lives if they so wish as a result of being in terrible extreme pain or suffering from a teminal illness from which they will not recover.

As for the vote, how many of the 275 would still be thinking the same way if they or a member of ther family were to be in the same way of terrible extreme pain or have a terminal illness?

As far as I am concerned common sense has prevailed, but the majority should have been far higher!

Agree with you mollie there are a lot of things to consider and the consequence.