Assisted suicide

[ErikaMaye]

"A mother helped end the life of her bed-bound daughter by handing her two syringes of morphine, a court heard." Here

That poor young woman. If my ME was that bad, for that long, I think I'd have opted out long ago. I really hope the mum gets a good verdict

it is so sad isn't it, the mother loved her dd and was just helping her.

Very sad. Poor girl, poor woman.

I really hope the mother gets a good verdict too. IMO, it is cruel for someone whose mind is active, or has an advanced directive to be made to carry on with a life that is intolerable. I have an AD, although my dh has grave doubts about it. I insist that it goes into my medical records in every country we've lived in. I did seriously consider getting a DNR tattoo on my chest, but realised that unless I had it in every language it would be a bit pointless really.

but how can you insure protection for disabled poeple? Some carers seem them as a burden.

For that reason, I believe it is correct that such cases are brought to trial. One hopes that the judge and jury will arrive at an appropriate balance of wisdom and compassion.

This was voluntary suicide/euthanasia not the taking of someones life who wanted to live.

The poor woman couldn't even swallow. I mean, I have days when I can't get out of bed, but I really cannot imagine being entirely physically incapable, whilst my mind continued to function. I hope my mum would do the same thing... Its so sad. I really hope they can find a cause and cure for it some day.

This was voluntary suicide/euthanasia not the taking of someones life who wanted to live.

Yes. Hopefully at some point a system will be devised for someone who is compos mentis to make a declaration before appropriate witnesses as to their intent and then be afforded assistance. Until then, trial after the event is necessary. AFAIK judgements are usually humane.

true riven

Tbh am not comfortable with the idea that this is assisted suicide.

I think that giving the girl the morphine to inject herself is one thing, spending the next two days searching for and administering various drugs because the morphine didn't work is quite another. I do think that goes beyond assisted suicide into the relms of murder.

I get Rivens point totally, but, otoh you would be prosecuted if you kept an animal in that state. But it's fine for a person, who cannot bear it any longer, to be made to continue suffering against their will?

Maybe more tolerance of assisted sucicide would lead to better legislation and protection for those who may be at risk from carers.

Something like a respite that would aid with sucicide a la Sweden. Anyone who helped to terminate life outside of that facility would be prosecuted for murder?

I cannot begin to imagine how hard that night must have been for this poor girls mother.

I am going to hide thisnow, I fear it will degenerate into something I don't want to see but will be compelled to.
This is such a divisive subject that, one day I hope will be accepted by the government as something that should be legislated for in the way that the Swiss, or at least, Zurich has.

the issue with countries where this is legal though is that there are instances where people are aided to die who might not otherwise have chosen to do so.

In holland for example disabled babies are fairly routinely helped to die when doctors feel this is in their best interests. I'm not sure I would want to live in a country where that is considered acceptable practice.

Also there would be a real risk that the UK would become a suicide tourist destination such as happened in Switzerland.

I would ask my first post to be deleted if I felt it would be.
I have just read more about this case and it sounds very odd, so I hope the court get to the bottom of it.

the account I read