1. People who are in end of life care do not use the ‘s’ word
They say ‘too exhausted & unable to take any more’ (add pain, indignity, thirst, starvation, gasping, diarrhoea, limb loss, vomiting etc)
They’ve loved life but as the end closes in they invariably just want rest…
They say ‘too exhausted & unable to take any more’ (add pain, indignity, thirst, starvation, gasping, diarrhoea, limb loss, vomiting etc)
They’ve loved life but as the end closes in they invariably just want rest…
2. Assisted dying is what it says ‘assisted’ in an already taking place process - a process that commences at birth. Choosing AD is about choosing how to live as much as it is about death.
Drs - who invariable do assist using morphine - are currently left skirting the edges …
Drs - who invariable do assist using morphine - are currently left skirting the edges …
3. … of compassion & law. That is unacceptable in a just system
I don’t need to give my experiences - many have spoken about watching loved ones desperate for that rest
Wanting death, when exhausted by unrelenting & unrelievable symptoms, is not rejecting life, but …
I don’t need to give my experiences - many have spoken about watching loved ones desperate for that rest
Wanting death, when exhausted by unrelenting & unrelievable symptoms, is not rejecting life, but …
4. … is taking control of living
It is about autonomy, no one will be required to ask for AD. If you can tolerate the symptoms & wish to continue the process without help you will be able to
Severe punishment is proposed for anyone who commits the crime of pressurising
It is about autonomy, no one will be required to ask for AD. If you can tolerate the symptoms & wish to continue the process without help you will be able to
Severe punishment is proposed for anyone who commits the crime of pressurising
5. … another & the courts will cast a very clear watchful eye over the vulnerable.
This is the State involved in dying only in respect of providing careful oversight on events that many of us know are already happening & for which we have thanked Drs
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This is the State involved in dying only in respect of providing careful oversight on events that many of us know are already happening & for which we have thanked Drs
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