Euthanasia Referendum

Bradfordlass, about 'euthanasia' meaning 'a good death' - the problem is that in people's mind, 'euthanasia' means a good death without the person's request and clear wishes.

www.dignityindying.org.uk/

For a doctor to assist dying is one of the ways a doctor can stop her patient's suffering.
My dogs have had this service from a compassionate vet.

endless strife, superstition of that sort is why I am not a Christian

Ditto endless

BB then that is your choice isn’t it? No one is going to hold you down and send you off to the happy hunting ground without your permission.

I support the aims of Dignity in Dying. I would not wish to be kept alive if there was no chance of recovery. We would not wish a slow, painful death upon an animal, nor should we for ourselves or our loved ones.

I think most people find the prospect of a long and lingering illness far more terrifying than death itself. No-one wants to suffer or to cause suffering to our close family as they watch us declining. I would fully support assisted dying.

When I worked as a nurse, I could see the validity of this. Since becoming a Christian, I changed my mind. Not only is there so much capacity for something to go wrong, you don’t know where you’re sending people. This life isn’t the end.

Absolutely agree that we should have the choice and the means to do so.

Gets my vote too 100%.

yehbut I know exactly what euthanasia is and that it needs full agreement at a time before it is needed I totally understand that but it doesn’t make me believe in it Just because I don’t feel the sane about it doesn’t mean I don’t understand it
Surely the sentence you wrote to explain it is exactly what I said I call it legal killing you call it euthanasia isn’t that the same by a different name

All I m saying is I can’t feel comfortable with it but I m not saying others shouldn’t what’s wrong with that?

That’s not what euthanasia is BB just the idea of ‘legally’ killing. It is defined as

‘the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma.’

and would have been discussed and agreed beforehand, that is before the individual sank into indescribable pain or total dementia so this action could be taken before sinking to those undignified depths.

I can’t explain why really but I don’t back it and don’t feel right about it but it is my personal take I feel we had no choice about arriving in the world and the same has to be for going I know no one will understand or agree but that’s my feeling
I m not really religious so it’s not that but I just feel really uncomfortable and wrong about it
I can understand people not accepting modern life saving treatment or writing a living will to not be resuscitated but to actually legally kill yourself or be killed just doesn’t sit right for me

As 'euthansia' means 'a good death' I don't see how that is confusing Jura2

Totally support the idea of individual choice in this matter. I seem to remember reading that the actor (and campaigner for disabled rights) Brian Rix, who, as a member of the House of Lords, had voted against the Assisted Dying Bill, changed his mind when he himself was diagnosed with a terminal illness. He wrote to the speaker of the House and asked that the matter be reconsidered, explaining that he had given up on life, but that life had unfortunately not given up on him and that he wished that it was possible for him to be helped on his way.

a lot better than the alternative ... years of undignified and painful surviving because modern medcine makes it possible - a living hell.

I would definitely vote for that, so sad for families who want extra time with loved ones though. It would need time to become the norm and for people to adjust to a death date like a birth date x

''We do not campaign to legalise assisted dying for people who are not dying, known as assisted suicide.

We do not campaign to change the law to allow doctors to end the lives of their patients, known as euthanasia.

We do not campaign to legalise assisted dying for people who do not have capacity to make the decision for themselves.''

From the Dignity in Dying site.

Tangerine- there is no risk of that with the proper safety guidelines in place.

In the UK, you can support

Dignity in dying.

And my vote ?

Will we get it in our lifetime, I do hope so ?

Yes, with carefully worded safeguards.

I would hate to think people were coerced into taking action by greedy relatives. Sadly, this could happen.

Feel very privileged I live in a country which has made assisted dying legal a very long time ago.

I do wish we would never use the term 'euthanasia'- which is a totally different thing and both get wrongly confused.

It will be a pioneering move in this part of the world as Austraalian law currently forbids it in every State.

New Zealand may well find there are 'Death with Diginity' applicants from across the Pond as well as homegrown ones.

So for that reason, as well as not wanting anyone 'seen off' by avaricious relatives, it will undoubtedly be a hard task to form legislation but it will certainly be under the very strict guidance of experienced medical staff only.

On 18th December, the Ministry of Health will bring in details of cannabis use for medical purposes.

The 2nd part of the 2020 Referendum is about the legal, personal use of cannabis.

This is a political move as the Green Party threatened to stand against the use of cannabis for medical purposes, if personal use was not included in the Referendum.

'Weed' is widely used illegally here by all sectors of society. You can smell it on the street and recently, when I was in Court, the waiting room was fragrant with it ! That's an ironic smile btw.

It would get my vote too