Assisted Dying. For or against?

Yes, my dear dad went from being a stocky man to skin and bone from the dreaded cancer. He was so weak and couldn't have done anything to end his life but was in terrible pain. But he had to stay to the bitter end. We give animals the benefit of going to sleep for good, but humans have to suffer. If I could have given him something to take away the pain, even if it ended his life slightly early I would have done so. We all have to die, I think we all want a pain free death. In lieu of that ending it all before it gets too much seems the better option.

Absolutely Yes.

Definitely.

Peasblossom yes my faith in Christ but also my lack of trust in humans .

Yes definitely.

Definite yes here.

Yes

We had my father,'s cat was put sleep after a stroke.

13 years after his first major stroke, heart attack and encephalitis which resulted in dementia, my father died.

His last couple years were horrific.
He went from a substantial man to skin and bone.

He lost control of his bodily functions.
Lost control of his legs.

His eye sight became blurred, almost nonexistent.
As my father was profoundly deaf from a child communication was impossible for carers and medical staff.
Result a very frightened man.

My sister and I were exhausted we were the only people who could communicate and calm our extremely frightened and agitated dad.
Eventually he lost the ability to swallow.

My father's death certificate states he died from dementia.
In reality he starved to death.

I watched both my mother and father die a horrible death.
They died without Dignity

I do not want my children to go through what we went through.

I do not want to watch my DH to die in this manner.

And selfishly I do not want to end my days as above.
It is a fate worse than death!

YES from me and dh.

And it’s a yes from me too

Can I ask those of you who are in favour of assisted dying, would you be willing to inject someone with a drug in the sure knowledge that it would kill them?

Making a distinction here between that situation, and giving someone pain relief sufficient to keep them out of pain but which may hasten their demise?

Yes from me.

Yes, the time has come to give this serious consideration with a view to changing the law.

An absolute yes from me.

Yes from me. I refreshed my will 2 years ago and at the same time I did an Advance Directive aka Living Will.

I stated circumstances in which I don’t wish to receive further treatment, my life artificially extended etc. I would be more than happy to add to that I’d like to be helped on my way under specified circumstances.

Yes.I have been able to save my beloved Pets from extended suffering and would like to think the same could be done for me if I needed it.

I agree.

Yes, but with reservations.
We then need to think whether to include all kinds of people who may want assistance.

Yes definitely, and I agree with Witzend, the more openness there is about it, the more people will realise that it is an individual choice to opt in or out of.

Yes here as well with the relevant safeguards of course.

Yes please.

Yes for me too.

He is talking on the radio on the p.m. programme at the moment

A definite yes.

I can understand people with religious convictions being against it, but IMO while they are entirely free to choose for themselves, they don’t have the right to decide for anyone else.

A definite yes from me.

I don’t know. I worry about the possibility of misuse.