The death penalty will never be repealed because one innocent victim dying can never be a good thing in a civilised society and mistakes have been made in the past.Now the rubicon of the sanctity of life has been crossed can we expect the death penalty to be debated next?
Very true - morphine goes up, food goes down. I've seen it twice and it's a mercy.Let's not kid ourselves, people are bumped off, albeit gently. This is all about money and taking the pressure off palliative care.
Someone told me recently that they virtually starved his aunt to death. Is this what they do to make you weaker?Very true - morphine goes up, food goes down. I've seen it twice and it's a mercy.
Someone told me recently that they virtually starved his aunt to death. Is this what they do to make you weaker?
I wouldn't put it like that. People tend to lose their appetite and stop eating themselves near the end.Someone told me recently that they virtually starved his aunt to death. Is this what they do to make you weaker?
Are they still in the right mindset to decide ? My mate said his mum was barely conscious for the last few days of her life (cancer).I wouldn't put it like that. People tend to lose their appetite and stop eating themselves near the end.
I don’t think this bill gives the courts the authority to direct someone’s death, if anything they will have the ability to challenge the decision made by someone adjudged to have capacity plus two doctors. It actually is a pretty big leap to go from there to capital punishment. Disingenuous and unhelpful to connect the twoIt was more of a post to think how other pressure groups might leverage this for their own causes. If we consider the courts will once again have the authority to direct someone’s death (rather than direct through withdrawal of “life maintaining” equipment which has been their limit of power for decades now) it’s not a huge leap to once again direct it for particularly heinous crimes.
I’d not be surprised it proponents of it raise it off the back of this vote.
The death penalty will never be repealed because one innocent victim dying can never be a good thing in a civilised society and mistakes have been made in the past.
I don't think it's a decision as such. It's just like you not fancying anything to eat or getting out of bed when you feel sick, but for the terminally ill like your mates mum and the two family members I've seen die like that its obviously not going to 'get better'. I suppose there is an ethical argument to feed via a drip etc and keep the morphine dose as low as possible to prolong life, but what for realistically?Are they still in the right mindset to decide ? My mate said his mum was barely conscious for the last few days of her life (cancer).