Assisted dying in UK

One of the most ill thought out Bills going through Parliament at the moment.

Let’s us thank God for Archbishop elect Sarah, and previous Prime ministers David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Theresa May.

I stand agasp that George Carey should dare open his mouth, or Charlie Faulkner, or Esther Wilcox.

We don’t need a world where Harold Shipman or Lucy Letby reign.

I fear for people in care homes and the most vulnerable of society.

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Miram · 31-35, F

You need to rethink this.

While I don't participate in assisted dying or in abortion as a contraception even early on in pregnancy because of my own beliefs, I am against regulating medical practitioners based on religion or any sort of personal biases.

Every case is different.

Having government officials who aren't even trained to deal with such complex endlessly varying situations decide how medical care should be provided and to who is insanity.

They do not have the competencies nor is it even possible to form a single law that's fair to ALL cases.

We have all seen how that plays out in the US.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@Miram You are incorrect in one respect.

The government is debating allowing the wishes of terminally-ill people wanting to be helped, medically, to die; and as you say every case would be individual and complex.

Where you are wrong is ,

Having government officials ... decide how medical care should be provided and to whom...

No-one is suggesting any such thing. It does not happen now.

The decision would be the patient's, not that of health-service or other officials.

BlueVeins · 26-30

@ArishMell Is this the bill you're referring to?

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3774

Miram · 31-35, F

@ArishMell

I am obviously talking about governments preventing assisted deaths and abortions. Those are government regulations I don't agree with.

I made it very clear a week or two ago that I do not want you interacting with me.

Have some self-respect and move along.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@BlueVeins Yes - thankyou.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@Miram I am interacting with a public discussion about a matter of law in my country.

BlueVeins · 26-30

@ArishMell The law in question is saying that patients should be allowed to get assisted deaths.

@peterlee is saying that that law is bad, and therefore that the gov't should prevent doctors from conducting assisted dying.

@Miram is saying that @peterlee is wrong for thinking the gov't should prevent doctors from conducting assisted dying. She thinks it should be between patient and doctor.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@BlueVeins In fact assisted dying is presently illegal anyway, as it would be considered as assisting suicide.

Attempting suicide was itself an offence in UK Law until, I think, some point in the 1960s. There have also been one or two cases of what in law are murder/suicide pacts between elderly couples, in which one killed the other then failed in his or her own suicide attempt. An extremely difficult and distressing situation.

I agree with Miram's point, and had also said it would be between patient and doctor not an external organisation.

Miram · 31-35, F

@BlueVeins

He is now blocked.