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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
And there we have it, the laws been changed to allow circumstances other than those suffering from the most severe physical pain. It'll be changed again soon to allow children the same rights whose to say where opening this Pandora's box will end.
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I think you're being overly dramatic here. Firstly, the law hasn't been changed. Only parliament can do that, and parliament didn't. The law has been interpreted by a judge in an area where it wasn't clear, and parliament hasn't moved to legislate against the new interpretation. In fact, reading more about it, the option of assisted suicide for emotional suffering was floated when the law was discussed in parliament. It was then pretty much decided to pass the law and leave the interpretation of this specific aspect to a judge, so parliament pretty much left the option open. Either way, the opening of this 'Pandora's box' will end where parliament wants it to. At present, the balance seems about right to me.