interestrateripoff Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/08/assisted-dying-will-be-legal-within-two-years-bma-deputy A change in the law that will allow terminally ill people to be helped to end their lives is inevitable and will happen within as little as a couple of years, according to the deputy chair of the British Medical Association (BMA). Speaking in a personal capacity, Dr Kailash Chand has thrown his weight behind Lord Falconer’s private member’s bill, which would offer assisted dying to terminally ill patients who are deemed mentally capable and are likely to have less than six months to live. On Friday, the House of Lords voted unanimously to accept an amendment to the assisted dying bill, tabled by Lord Pannick and supported by Falconer, that would see all applications for assisted death subject to judicial oversight. The move was welcomed by campaigners as a major step in changing the law. Chand said it was clear that momentum was now swinging behind those pushing for reform. “No change is not an option,” he told the Observer. “The present law definitely needs changing. It discriminates and is very bad law. We currently have a two-tier system – one for the people who have the resources and money to go to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland and another for the majority of people who don’t have the resources or money.” Some peers worry that disabled and vulnerable people will be pressured into ending their lives if the law is changed Several religious groups are opposed to the measure. The BMA, which represents Britain’s doctors, also fiercely rejects moves to legalise assisted dying. Whilst I think everyone has the right to choose when they die if they want, I do feel that the poor and weak may be pressured into taking the economically right option. No pension sir then step this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/08/assisted-dying-will-be-legal-within-two-years-bma-deputy Whilst I think everyone has the right to choose when they die if they want, I do feel that the poor and weak may be pressured into taking the economically right option. No pension sir then step this way. The peers' worry is probably because they, of all the legislators, are nearest to this happening to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainlessSteelCat Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Very conflicted about this. On the one hand, we wouldn't allow a dog to suffer what some of the terminally ill have to go through. But human nature suggests the some of the vulnerable will end up feeling they have to end their days earlier than they would have otherwise done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will! Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 There's no consensus. Take a look back at previous threads on this subject: Plenty of posts to the effect of "officious doctors kept alive my poor old mum/dad even though he was demented, bed-bound etc" and plenty of posts to the effect of "callous doctors gave up on my poor old mum/dad even though he was only demented, bed-bound etc" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I think the Government online petition website should be amended so we can vote for the assisted deaths of MPs and Peers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 there is no freedom if you dont have the right to make the decision as to what happens to your own body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Logan's Run...? Sounds more like Soylent Green to me like... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I guess Harold Shipman was just ahead of his time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debtlessmanc Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 really tough problem, my partner who watched her husband die of cancer maintains that, given the same diagnosis, she would be on the plain to switzerland immediately. But then others don't do that, whenever i hear that someone has chucked themselves under a train or lorry, personally i feel far more concerned for the driver than the person that died... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 lets hope Jenny Agutter is going to be "on the circuit" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 By law you have to mention Jenny Agutter in every internet conversation referencing Logan's Run or The Railway Children. You must also mention Walkabout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 By law you have to mention Jenny Agutter in every internet conversation referencing Logan's Run or The Railway Children. You must also mention Walkabout. fnaarf fnaaarf fnaaaaarf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 By law you have to mention Jenny Agutter in every internet conversation Hmmm maybe a candidate for "women you would" - given that she now has a free bus pass. Hmm maybe a "women you still would" thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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