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by anywho is feeling pretty on September 24th, 2009

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What do you think about the legalization of assisted suicide in England? (See link)

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  • by Jadey - Vive la difference on September 24th, 2009

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    It has not been legalised...

    As the article clearly says: "In a statement, Mr. Starmer said that the law — under which “aiding, abetting, procuring or counseling” suicide is punishable by up to 14 years in prison — had not changed and that there were “no guarantees against prosecution.”

    So, it is still illegal. This law is actually a step backwards and makes it even more illegal, in a sense, because now it means that when people assist their family members to travel abroad for assisted suicide they now know that they may be tried for it. Before it was a bit of a grey area. That's a shame really. If people want to leave the country for assisted suicide, then I do not see why our government should effectively stop them for fear their family could be punished, simply for buying a plane ticket or whatever it may be.

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  • by ??? on September 24th, 2009

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    I think that clarifying the laws around assisted suicide to make it legal in some extreme cases would be ok. If someone is nearing the end of their life because of a terminal illness and is clearly suffering, then I think it might be ok to help them out of this life in a peaceful way. But only if it is very certain that they are in clear mental state, capable of sound judgment and decision making ability, and all other treatment options have been thoroughly exhausted.

    If I were suffering on my death bed with absolutely no chance of recovery, then I would like to know that I could choose to end it with no legal issues for my family or doctor. But it would have to be bad, and I mean real bad. Otherwise, just pump me full of liquid food and morphine until I sleep it off...

    *Addition: I would also like to add that all preventative actions be promoted in society so as to stop degenerative illnesses from developing before they manifest as being terminal.

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  • by Anonymous on September 24th, 2009

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    Not much

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