If you want a finely balanced discussion on the contentious issue of assisted dying - then watch YouTube - with Lord Charlie Faulkner and Lord Charles Moore. The wide ranging and thoughtful debate is illuminating. Fears of the so called - slippery slope are often advanced. This bill if past into law, will have a number of safeguards. It’s only for - terminal illness with 6 months to live. Moreover, there has to be agreement between two doctors and supported by a judge. Other places and principally Oragon in the US has had this policy for a number of years, with no apparent down side. In my opinion, it’s time to change the law, despite crossing a Rubicon - think it’s now necessary for a more humane society.
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