To wonder why no party supports assisted dying?

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It seems that there is a lot of support for an assisted dying bill in this country. There have been attempts to pass an assisted dying bill but MPs have rejected it.

This is something I feel strongly about. I would vote for almost any party that campaigned to pass an assisted dying bill.

Why is there no party willing to press this issue? My gut says it's something the Lib Dems should support but I can't see Tim Farron going for it.

Yes, I would 100% be all for assisted suicide if that was my option. You think that calling it assisted dying preetifies it?

I think people ignore the reality of dementia by pretending it's just dotty old dears thinking its the 1940s, when the truth is that for many people dementia means being terrified, becoming aggressive and abusive, becoming doubly incontinent and occasionally having moments of lucidity when you realise the horror of what your life has become.

I think politicians who are against such a motion like to pretend that people (usually daughters) who would be in support of assisted suicide for their parents are selfish monsters when actually they're so exhausted trying to look after their parents that they're working themselves into an early grave.

I've already seen this happen to 2 generations of my family - rewording is not going to put me off stopping it happening to a 3rd.

I thought the same op but didn't want to mention it in case it came across as cold and uncaring.

It would be a solution for a lot of people.

Sorry, beyond that came out more emphatic than I meant - it's a bit of a emotional subject for me.

I want to see something dine about this as I dread ending up in a home not knowing what is going on and having my nappy changed by carers. I watched my Dad decline in a home for three years. He was a very unhappy man but we could no longer care for him at home. I think he may well have pressed a button for assisted suicide.

If you are pro assisted dying, have a look at the British Humanist Association. They actively support assisted dying, and support those who have tried to get it through the courts. If you are passionate about it, perhaps you could consider joining as numbers are important in groups such as this. (Declared interest - I'm a member mainly because of this.)

If this is an issue for you, then I suggest you arrange to get Power of Attorney in Health and Welfare over your parents while you still can. Otherwise, once they are deemed to have lost mental capacity, the 'state' assumes full legal control - they are the decision makers, not you.

That means, if you suspect the care home is tasked with killing your rellie of via dehydration, you won't be allowed to get them back to the family home, because social services can step in and stop you doing it.
It also means that, if you parent is in agony and has nothing to live for in a care home, in theory he or she will just have to eke it out esp if your family is loaded, because the Council want you funding/ subsidising the care home until the bitter end.

POA can't be got retrospectively, your relative has to be in a position to give consent. Your being next of kin is nice but has no legal bearing.

Now, under the Care Act, social services have to consult with the relatives over any decision they make when they intervene but a) They don't really have to bother with that, they're actually unaccountable it turns out and b) If they do consult you, it's very much in the way a conman consults his pigeon, basically they will lead you a merry dance. Surrey County Council's adult social care team did this with us, they are quite brazen.