| Assisted dying getting closer? 06:12 - May 14 with 676 views | gtsb1966 |
and I don't mean in terms of distance either just because it looks like it could be law in the Isle of Man soon. I know it makes it own laws but it is part of the British Isles. When you read what Sue Biggerstaff had to see her husband go through you can see why in my humble opinion it has to become law sooner or later. Nobody should have to go through that be it the sufferers or their families. I knew MND was an awful disease but that was a horrible read.
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| Assisted dying getting closer? on 06:21 - May 14 with 645 views | Buhrer |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-45117163
No comment from me, I'm assuming the logic will depend on each individuals perspective. Perhaps a more challenging example. [Post edited 14 May 2024 6:23]
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| Assisted dying getting closer? on 07:58 - May 14 with 544 views | Herbivore |
| Assisted dying getting closer? on 06:21 - May 14 by Buhrer |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-45117163
No comment from me, I'm assuming the logic will depend on each individuals perspective. Perhaps a more challenging example. [Post edited 14 May 2024 6:23]
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Although this sort of example would be unlikely to fulfil the criteria being proposed for any UK law, personally I don't have a problem with it. Why shouldn't someone who doesn't want to live on the grounds of a medical condition they find intolerable and who professionals have agreed has capacity to make that decision be allowed to safely and humanely end their own life? I understand concerns from the disabled community about feeling pressured to be euthanised and there need to be robust safeguards in place to ensure that doesn't happen but I find it baffling we allow our pets to die with more dignity than our relatives and friends. |  |
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| Assisted dying getting closer? on 08:22 - May 14 with 524 views | Churchman |
MND is a truly horrible, ghastly disease that appears to take different forms.
I met an amazing man last December who had a rapid form of it, like Sue Biggerstaff’s husband. He had reached the paralysis from pretty much the upper chest down plus loss of use of his arms. They were soon to fit the feeding tube in his stomach and another to help him breath before the diaphragm etc collapsed. He had been walking 10 miles a day around London the previous August. Four months.
Reading that BBC article, it’s clear what that wonderful man was facing. Decomposition while still alive and the biggest cruelty of all? Full awareness. He had no regrets in his life. He’d seen and done everything he’d ever wanted to do. He was utterly content in himself, but would have loved the opportunity to say goodbye at a time of his choosing and spare his family and himself what was to come at some point down the line.
For others, for any number of reasons, e.g. dementia, they are beyond making that choice themselves. All I can say is that had I been allowed to take the pain and suffering away from both my parents when their time came, I’d have given the word or done it myself - willingly.
Many believe life is sacrosanct. In many ways it is. But more than that it’s finite. And that’s ok. There is a point for some people when there is absolutely nothing left but pain and misery. It’s cruel on them and their loved ones to a degree words cannot adequately express.
So yes, I am for the concept of assisted dying. I understand the difficult situation it puts doctors in and the risks (Shipman etc), but I believe an acceptance of the principle might be a place to start.
This is just my view. It’s a very emotive subject. I’m sure many will disagree with me and that’s fine. It’s something most of us don’t want to think about and quite frankly hope to avoid. But it’s a discussion I believe needs to be had. |  | | |
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