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Old 14-06-2011, 13:46   #17
joglynne
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Re: Assisted Suicide.

I voted to have the right to have an assisted suicide and would not want my family to have to have the legacy of guilt that their making the decision could leave them with.

I have a Living Will in place which includes a advance decision which outlines what actions I refuse to have carried out in the event of my not being able to give the instructions myself. The Advance Decision is legally recognised and will stop anyone trying to prolong my life or carry out any medical procedure that would leave me alive but with a reduced quality of life.

So, I can legally force the people around me to watch my life ebb away over a long period, I can even force the medical profession to stand by helplessly, but I can't legally make the decision to die peacefully in a dignified manner.

I may well have to face this decision in the future if/when my condition is no longer controllable, I have long since come to terms with death and it holds no fear for me, in fact I plan on staying around a long time and one day do that table top Zulu Dance but I want the legal right to decide when and how I die.
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