Comment on MPs vote in favour of historic bill to allow assisted dying after emotional debate

FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Womble@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The proposed law is only available to people with a terminal illness judged to have 6 months or less to live, needs to be signed off on by two doctors and a judge, and the patient needs to take the drugs themselves. If anything it’s potentially too restrictive, but a step in the right direction.

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• Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The main concern is turning into Canada

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  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Except this is nothing like the procedure Canada has in place.

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    • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It will be eventually, if we’re not careful

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      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        So the slippery slope fallacy, got it.

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      • AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s not possible for that to happen in the UK without a further bill in Parliament. I believe in Canada the law has changed as a result of decisions by the courts.

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  • FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Explain?

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    • steeznson@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Canada has gone too far in terms of who is eligible for assisted suicide in many people’s opinions. For example people who are mentally ill are able to request assisted suicide from the state.

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      • GetOffMyLan@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I mean mental illness can cause plenty of suffering so I don’t see why it should be excluded. As long as that person can give fully informed consent the same as other conditions.

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      • Zip2@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        There was a case like that somewhere in Europe earlier this year. I think it was in the Netherlands, but it was a young woman who had numerous mental health issues that were causing her real suffering and she would probably have done the deed herself at some point.

        It was only about the second time it had been approved, and required a lot of time and numerous doctors to sign off on their being nothing they could do to help her professionally.

        It made me feel quite uncomfortable, but then thinking about it logically she met all of the criteria, the only real question was about confirming she knew what she was doing.

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      • FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Well that seems like a bad idea

        Person,: “I’m paranoid that the state is out to get me and want to end my life!”

        The state: “well, we’ll be happy to help…”

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• phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It usually does. The entire idea is to avoid suffering, not to add to it

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