Assisted Dying

[1581960]

It's in the news again:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47158287

There are often campaigns for freedom of one thing or another, what do you think about the freedom to end it all when you've had enough of it?

[Tilly2]

Count me in. I really do not want to linger. Do any of us?

[Ellipsis]

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/19/assisted-dying-around-world-where-when-allowed-esther-rantzen

[davebro3]

I used to work in a laboratory - I wish I'd snaffled a few grams of potassium cynanide so I'd have the option. I was young - the thought didn't occur to me.

[1581960]

I take your point ToraToraTora (19.27). But I don't think that if something is difficult it shouldn't be attempted, surely some caveat about beneficiaries of the persons will could be included.

[Auntypoll]

It would be nice to be able to treat humans with the end of life dignity we give to our pets, who can be euthanised to prevent further suffering. 

[davebro3]

I recall back in the 50s our next door neighbour (a widow - no children) was suffering terminal cancer. One day the doctor came, stayed a while and on leaving informed us she had died. I strongly suspect he gave her an overdose of morphine. (It wasn't Shipman)

[bhg481]

In 1946 my grandfather had stomach cancer, was constantly in pain and had daily visits by the doctor who gave him morphine injections. He left a syringe with my mother, telling her that if the pain got unbearable she should inject him; she never did but she always suspected that the doctor did.