Hi everyone,
I was very glad to hear, the MPs will be voting to decide whether or not to legalise euthanasia, I hope they do, it feels so inhumane to force the people we love to suffer to the bitter end, & how much we’re made to suffer watching them.
From what they said on the news, there are safeguards, it’s only for people diagnosed terminally ill, with only 6 months left to live, it would need to be ok-ed by 2 doctors, then by a judge, & self-administered, & be of sound mind to make that decision.
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I agree , nobody should have to suffer at the end of life. Why should we lead a happy, wonderful life and have to end it in pain and suffering. It’s a personal thing and people can make their own choices, you have to have 6 months or less to live and be of sound mind. My brother died at Christmas, he’d lived an amazing life but then suffered a miserable, drawn out end when all he wanted to do was to go. Heartbreaking to watch. An intelligent, creative man who’d lived life to the full was in my opinion let down at the end.
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I can’t help thinking about my father who only had a week to live and he wanted to live but had no choice. He was just given high doses of morphine.
Then think of my husband who wanted to live and he died.
i think some of the safe guardas are silly, why have to go through all that when you havent go long left, think its cruel, you should decide no one else
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I hate everything about ending anyone’s life artificially.
It’s a personal choice made by the individual they can’t do it without them being sound of mind and with less than 6 months to live. Two doctors have to agree on it . I’ve seen people linger for weeks in terrible states who wanted to go. We don’t let our pts suffer like that.
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It is so tricky. My late husband’s mother had no hope as she had left it too long and she was only three weeks before nature took its course even though they tried. Couldn’t speak so how could she decide? But her sister wanted her to last as long as and all the rest of it.
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They are being allowed to choose what is best for them. We all should have autonomy in what happens to us.
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Not euthanasia per say, but not prolonging life is something you have some control over. Reject feeding tubes, a ventilator, too many medications, too many surgeries, things for many that only prolong life and not the quality of it.
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I understand your position, but suicide is against my religion.
Nobody should have the right to decide whether you live or die but yourself. If you are able to say I’ve had enough, let me go - so be it. We should have the choice, given a terminal diagnosis to pass peacefully and pain free. We do it for our animals for goodness sake! Why on earth would we want to see someone suffer? My family and I have already decided that we will allow absolutely anything to let the person pass peacefully. Whether it is criminal or not.
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Hi everyone,
This thread is getting a little heated, and I would ask you all to please remember that the primary purpose of this community is support. Our community guidelines ask everyone to be respectful and sensitive to each other.
Take care,
Abi
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I knew this topic would be a much-debated and sensitive one, so as SR points out, we should respect all opinions. We all have individual experiences/beliefs/religions/opinions. But for what it’s worth here’s mine …
As a person of faith, and also as a nurse, my view on this is probably to be expected anti-assisted dying. Does that mean my faith is diluted, or as a professional my ethical outlook is poor if I am in favour? I don’t know. But as a mother who has just watched her child, her baby, go through undescribable suffering, and also having seen my husband go through the same 13 yes ago, yes I certainly hope this bill goes through. I am a Christian (maybe a bad one) who believes in a God who has chosen our birth date and death date. I also believe he has given us free will and cannot believe he wants us suffering so badly. This suffering was not just my daughter’s for months, the memories of it are also scars I will carry for life. I do feel that all our opinions should be expected…walk a mile in my shoes.
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Hi,
I just wanted to say thank you for everyone’s views on this subject. I recognise it is a sensitive subject, & everyone has a right to their views & opinions.
3 days ago, we celebrated remembrance day, thousands upon thousands of soldiers died fighting for freedom of speech, & our right to free choice, if we don’t have our freedom of right to choice, what were they fighting for?
A bit heavy handed? I don’t see this thread getting heated at all, people are expressing their views in a respectful way so why the need to interfere is baffling?. It’s a bereavement site and very much a relevant discussion as many people have watched their loved one’s die a painful, long suffering, undignified end to their life and who wants anyone to suffer? It would be down to the individual and their own choice and with all the right checks in place why should anyone be denied that choice? Who wants to actually die and awful death? Who actually wants to cut short a very significant discussion and a pertinent one to people who are grieving the loss of a loved one where it absolutely is a relevant conversation to be had
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