Originally Posted by Kymmy (Post 35257710)

It's though still not just a choice for the individual who wants to die.. someone has to knowingly help them for it to be assisted suicide and that is the issue here.. Choosing to die is not illegal and everyone is quite free to take that action if they so wish as long as they can carry out the full action themselves..

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35257733)

I have voted yes for this as I say my Mother go through lung Disease for the last 6 years of getting gradually worse and then having to be there for the final week of her life on ITU. Also this is how my uncle went and we cremated him on last Tuesday.
The other 2 members of my family who died of this, I did not meet.

If I do come down with this Disease I would take this option as I have seen what the Disease can do and the horror that it put's a family through.

Also I have seen the other end of the spectrum where they are in a Hospice, Due to a family friend with cancer and He even stated near to the end that He wished that he had gone sooner.

All this is just IMHO

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Just to add to this part:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_legislation

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35257733)

Originally Posted by Kymmy (Post 35257739)

The more relevant link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_Act_1961

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35257744)

Ok thanks for that, but it is hard to try and read when you have got tears in your eyes after laying yourself bare:(

Originally Posted by AdamD (Post 35257748)

Not surprising, given what you've been through.

Sorry to hear of the suffering you've had to see others endure and what you've had to endure, watching people suffer as well.

Originally Posted by Russ (Post 35257841)

Nope, no way, never.

I'm not saying it's going to be easy watching a loved one in pain and suffering but making this sort of thing legal would be abused left-right-and-centre when some people get an idea there's an inheritance in it for them.

Originally Posted by Russ (Post 35257841)

Nope, no way, never.

I'm not saying it's going to be easy watching a loved one in pain and suffering but making this sort of thing legal would be abused left-right-and-centre when some people get an idea there's an inheritance in it for them.

Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35257868)

I don't think there's much evidence of it being abused 'left-right-and-centrre' in countries where it is legal.

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35257849)

Yes I can understand your view on this, But have you seen family members go though the turmoil :confused:There has been no inheritance for me :(

Originally Posted by Russ (Post 35257870)

I'm sure there isn't but no two countries are alike.