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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
I'd suggest not having the debate, I think we have it just about right at the moment leaving it to the courts to decide, the burden is with the police to prove they stood to/ did it for financial gain or whether its in the public interest to proceed, politicians getting involved usually makes things worse not better
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The thing is the courts rule that assisted suicide is illegal. There isn't a defence that it was the wishes of the individual in question. Even the people who have brought the cases to the high court, who have a clear will to end their life, are not granted it. This is because that is the law, the court doesn't have the scope to go on a case-by-case basis, they must enact the law.
Hence why I think a debate is needed because it's my view that we may need to allow people to end their suffering. This can only be changed by Parliament. Having the debate and if some change is proposed a free-vote would be a good idea.