Assisted dying

Do you agree with the assisted dying bill?

  • Yes

    Votes: 118 82.5%

  • No

    Votes: 25 17.5%
  • Total voters
    143
I've always said that in certain situations I would rather be 'put to sleep' than suffer. And I know my loved ones are of the same opinion.

I know I will likely have to make a decision on this for my 2 dogs, and I'm happy knowing the option is there for them, even though that decision will probably be one of the hardest decisions in my life.

Watching a human/animal suffer in pain is not something that sits right with me.

We can put animals to sleep to avoid pain and suffering, so I do think the option should be available for us too.
 
It has to be used carefully and within a solid legal framework.
In Nurse training, I had a short period in Palliative Care, and it was horrible seeing people suffer.
Not all were elderly.
Some we administered medications to reduce pain or slow the dying process for those with incurable conditions.
Some expressed the desire to say goodbye to this world, but the law says they don't have that choice.
When they had passed away, we deep-cleaned the room and all the equipment, and in came the next patient.
Very sad.
 
I am carer for a father with Alzheimer’s and a mother with Dementia. It’s heartbreaking to see them as they are now and incredibly stressful at times, but I’m not sure I could bring myself to agree with assisted dying to be honest. I guess it would depend on the individual being compos mentis enough to make their own decision on it and it not being open to abuse by family members making decisions in lieu of the actual person. My father often says he doesn’t want to be here anymore but at the moments he says this he isn’t himself and it’s the illness speaking. I could never make such a decision regarding my loved ones regardless, too painful either way. It is a very difficult and complex one. On balance I don’t think I could support it.
 
Bad Bill with a terrible purpose. No amount of legal safeguards can prevent this from being abused in its current form (those with 6 months to live). I don't like the idea of the State legally helping people to die by suicide. The current end game in Europe is legalised suicide of teenagers who can't drink, smoke or vote but can ask the State to help them die.
 
BoroBosco said:
Exactly but I'm sure I could convince a vet to do it.
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It would be your dog convincing the vet to allow them to put themselves down, not you asking the vet to do it.

The person wanting to end their life has to agree to it, is given plenty of time to change their minds and administers the dosage themselves.
 
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TeaCider said:
It would be your dog convincing the vet to allow them to be put themselves down, not you asking the vet to do it.

The person wanting to end their life has to agree to it, is given plenty of time to change their minds and administers the dosage themselves.
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You never heard of coercion?

I'm actually for a person being able to choose when they die but from what I've read I don't think this bill goes far enough with protecting the vulnerable and oddly not far enough in the range of people who would be eligible.
 
BoroBosco said:
You never heard of coercion?

I'm actually for a person being able to choose when they die but from what I've read I don't think this bill goes far enough with protecting the vulnerable and oddly not far enough in the range of people who would be eligible.
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They've tried to ensure that there are safeguards in place to prevent it.

I'm not sure what further protections you'd want in place to prevent the possibility of coercion with the already terminally ill though, unless you were wanting people isolated from all contact with other people when making their decisions.

I'd understand the complaints more if it was a much broader category of people who'd be eligible, but it's people who are already expected to die within the next 6 months.
 
TeaCider said:
They've tried to ensure that there are safeguards in place to prevent it.

I'm not sure what further protections you'd want in place to prevent the possibility of coercion with the already terminally ill though, unless you were wanted people isolated from all contact with other people when making their decisions.

I'd understand the complaints more if it was a much broader category of people who'd be eligible, but it's people who are already dying.
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We’re all dieing from the moment we are born really.
 
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