Right to Die
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This week the House of Lords will debate the Assisted Dying Bill. If it becomes law, terminally ill patients will have the right to end their lives at a time of their choosing. Do you support this change to the law? Or are you worried about the consequences?
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I myself am in constant pain 24/7 but at this moment in time I can manage to a certain degree. Sometimes I cry because the pain is so severe, a 70 year old man crying in pain is not a sight to be seen by anyone. Yes there are people worse off than me and I feel heartily sorry for them but, they persevere as best they can. Not everyone can afford to go abroad to end their painful life of misery, I certainly can't.
We have witnessed programmes on TV that shock us, people in severe pain, can't talk, can't walk, can't express their feelings and everything in their lives is dependent on wives, husbands and family.
We all have a right to live and we should have a right to die.
I do hope your pain is under control at the moment and that you are coping.
Having seen both my parents ( luckily at 88 and 91 ) have long and artificially extended deaths with more suffering than was necessary, I've long been a supporter of Assisted dying, where if you are terminally ill you can choose when and how you die if it is really all too much for you.
Yes there should be safeguards to avoid exploitation of the vulnerable, but right now pets have a better chance of a dignified death than we do! I'm a supporter through www.dignityindying.org.uk but would love to get other people's views on this crucial subject.
In May 2018, Noel Conway, dying of motor neurone disease and in severe pain, goes to the Appeal Court to ask to be allowed to die with dignity. Will he be allowed to?
Howard Kendall
I wrote to my MP and complained to him that the government should not have had the right to tell us what we do to end our lives,he never replied to my Email ,no surprise there!
My step sister is 54 years old. She had a double mastectomy at age 47. Shortly after being given the all clear of cancer she was told she has MS. Initially she just had the 'wobbles' as she called them. Over the past couple of years she has got progressively worse. She sold her house and bought a bungalow and had it adapted. It won't be long before she is in a wheelchair and will need a permanent carer.
She has already made it clear that she want's to decide when and how she dies, and has put her wishes into a 'plan of action'.
Why would anyone want to see someone suffer when they want to 'leave' is beyond my comprehension.
Who are all these people - politicians, doctors etc who think they can treat humans worse than animals.
They keep saying we can't afford to keep paying for treatment for all the elderly but try to have everyone living longer whether they want to carry on living or not.