spilldig   190 #13 Posted March 28 1 hour ago, Zach Clay said: No in wasnt making light of the situation.....it must be so heart breaking for someone who is suffering so much that they want to end their life.  I can understand people who are unable to physically commit suicide but many are capable.  But getting on a plane with all your family and actually going somewhere to do it seems worse for me.  I believe that if someone wants to end their life then thats up to them.  The government shouldnt have a say.....they already control every aspect of our lives so i would want to take that power away from them and go when i want to go.  By taking a massive dose of Heroin Agreed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   215 #14 Posted March 28 The Isle of Man is also planning it, but you need to be a resident of 5 years or more.  https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/isle-of-man-esther-rantzen-british-isles-government-proposals-b1148127.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
El Cid   221 #15 Posted March 28 6 hours ago, gaz678 said: Think it's right as long as the person knows what's happening better to end it than live in misary. I for one would want it if I was  in pain and terminal . Have the UK MPs voted on this issue, I dont recall? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
crookesey   635 #16 Posted March 28 25 minutes ago, spilldig said: Not as far fetched as it may sound. Some people are extremely greedy and I can see pressure being put on people by relatives. I don’t believe that I could sanction that, it’s murder by default, as for my own life, I may have to consider it at some future stage. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Zach Clay   64 #17 Posted March 28 All these laws that Scotland is introducing are purely political  They learnt during COVID that every time they create a law they take a tiny piece of power away from parliament  I dont remember the intricate details of devolution but im pretty sure it didnt involve making your own laws 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
gaz678   107 #18 Posted March 28 5 hours ago, Zach Clay said: What ive never understood is why dont they just end their live themselves?  Why do they go all the way to a clinic in Switzerland?  There are lots of ways you can commit suicide....an overdose is easy enough  See doctor Harrold Shipman he sorted things out ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
gaz678   107 #19 Posted March 28 14 minutes ago, El Cid said: Have the UK MPs voted on this issue, I dont recall? Was on TV news this morning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cressida   1,585 #20 Posted March 28 Why go to Switzerland have a skinful and walk into the sea when at night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
aardvark6535   74 #21 Posted March 28 I was wondering how " Dignitas " does it,? it can't be that easy, look at the Yanks, they find it so hard to kill prisoners, they change the method regularly, and quite often mess it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Padders   2,882 #22 Posted March 28 15 minutes ago, aardvark6535 said: I was wondering how " Dignitas " does it,? it can't be that easy, look at the Yanks, they find it so hard to kill prisoners, they change the method regularly, and quite often mess it up. The Guillotine never fails.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Axe   836 #23 Posted March 28 The Scottish parliament should not have the power to introduce such legislation. It will be wrong for assisted deaths to be legalised in just one region of the UK. Any policy of this nature should be made by the Westminster Parliament and apply throughout the whole of the UK. Time to close the Scottish parliament down and return to pre devolution days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
dsweetman   49 #24 Posted March 28 18 minutes ago, Axe said: The Scottish parliament should not have the power to introduce such legislation. It will be wrong for assisted deaths to be legalised in just one region of the UK. Any policy of this nature should be made by the Westminster Parliament and apply throughout the whole of the UK. Time to close the Scottish parliament down and return to pre devolution days. I totally agree!The SNP/Green rulers are taking the **** again!!Devolution should never have happened and the assembly do not know when to stop making their own rules,things like foreign ambassadors,hate speech laws etc. are not in their remit (along with a lot of other things they do!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...