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Originally Posted by kazalala
I think you can have what they call a living will stating your wishes if ever you get to that stage OM,,, I suppose if you are not ill and have no idea you may one day be in that position, it wouldnt be thought of as an option though  What im thinking here as well is,,, what about the people who cannort afford to go to switzerland and do this,,  did you ever watch the film, "a short trip to Switzeralnd" i think it was caled or something similar with Julie walters,, it was based on a true story and covered the trials and tribulations of this scenario. |
No, I didn't see the film. I read about the film.
It wasn't that long ago - some time in the last century - that attempted suicide was illegal.
I don't think we have 'living' wills in the UK.
It's a convoluted and emotive subject. We generally know when someone is better off dead as such, but assisting suicide is tantamount to murder in the eyes of the law. Care and caution has to be exercised in case a someone wilfully murdered their partner and put it down to assisted suicide. But I think that a person should have the right to end their partner's or dependent relative's life when that life becomes meaningless or unbearable without any hope of recovery.
On the other side of the coin, even where, as in the posted article, the court's permission has been obtained, the final act should still be ordained by court with recommendations by doctors and solicitors to protect an individual from reckless 'assisted suicide'.