https://newshubgroup.co.uk/news/assisted-dying-to-be-fast-tracked-through-parliament

reddit discuss: https://old.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/1fgw9nh/hugely_divisive_vote_to_legalise_assisted_dying/

I'm curious how someone can simultaneously make the argument that the death penalty is wrong because some innocents will die unjustly and then be in favor of something like this where a small number of people will inevitably be pressured by family or their own psyche into being killed by the state.

:marseythonk:

It sounds noble in theory, dying with dignity but it has here in Canada rapidly devolved into assisted dying for mentally ill etc being talked about. I used to support it but seeing how its getting misused it not a gate to open in my experience unfortunately.

They are advising our Vets to do it

:marseyrake:

Yeah kill the old people, kill the mentally disabled, kill the physically disabled....good job the Nazis didn't win WW2.
BUT YEAH ITS ALL ABOUT DIGNITY
BTW maid (Canada death cult) is responsible for 5% of annual deaths and rising. It is not dignified. It is literally being given drugs that paralyse you so you cannot feel the drug that kills you that simulates waterboarding for a period of 30 mins to 24hours.
But yes it is about dignity.

Interesting claims. Care to provide any evidence on the 5% claim, and the '12 hours of waterboarding' claim?

Actually 4.1% in 2022.

SOURCE???

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/health-system-services/annual-report-medical-assistance-dying-2022.html

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Fabrico r/drama :marseyeldritch:

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4mo ago #7039028

That's my concern. I agree with it in theory for people in pain at the end of their lives, which is what we get told will be the limit, but it always seems to burst its banks and expand to people with mental health issues.

If I had faith that the same wouldn't happen here, especially at a time when the NHS wasn't on its knees, I'd be a lot more comfortable with this decision.

:#marseyhesright:

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misterwigger wig/gity My father made wigs. His father made wigs. And his father... made... wigs!!! Fabrico 4mo ago #7039039

What bongs really need is Hara-kiri from influential people.

i.e. Ed Sheeran disemboweling himself on the steps of Buckingham Palace to shame King Charles into executing the Parliament

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RiverSong Melody/Pond Fabrico 4mo ago #7039308

Very much :marseyslipperyslope:

I think it's cruel to force people to linger in suffering, or make them DIY with a shotgun or something else undignified. Assuming they even have the capacity to do so.

But I would love to know if any country has legalized assisted suicide just for the terminally ill and it has actually stayed there.