(June 11, 2015 at 7:39 am)Mr Greene Wrote: I also have to vote against legalising euthanasia.
My line of thinking is 'what happens when the legislation is written by the BNP or UKIP?'
Will it become legal to have people euthanised for being the wrong ethnic group, sexuality, or not believing in the state religion?
I don't think anyone here is advocating allowing others to euthanize healthy people, but to allow the terminally ill to decide for themselves. Personally, given a no hope fatal situation, I want the choice and I want to be able to have my loved ones with me when I go (for those who could handle it). Under current laws, if I gather my family around me and overdose on narcotics, they will most likely me investigated, possibly even prosecuted for accessory to murder, even if I managed to secure the drugs without their help. Simply attending a suicide in most jurisdictions is a crime. But, we can all gather together to watch mom/dad/grandma/grandpa suffer for days, weeks, even months.
Sure, some could be coerced into a suicide they don't really want, but under current law, many are coerced into unneeded suffering to protect their loved ones.
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