Assisted suicide – where do you stand?

This is a bit of a hot topic at the moment, so I would be interested to know what people’s opinion is on the issue.

In case you are not aware, I am referring to the plight of Debbie Purdy, a 45 year old multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferer, who is attempting to get the law on assisted suicide clarified so that she knows under what circumstances her husband, Omar Puente, is able to help her end her life without being arrested, seeing as it is a crime to do so and punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Unfortunately she lost her case at The High Court this morning, but has been granted the right to an appeal.

ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7697200.stm

So, where do you stand on this issue?

It might be a hard question to answer, but what would you do if you ever found yourself in a similar position?

Personally for me, I find it utterly unbelievable that the law cannot be at least ‘clarified’ on its position, and also why aren’t laws made clear enough before being past by Parliament, what controls are in place before a law gets past?

I have a lot of sympathy for Ms Purdy because its not as though she is asking for the law to be changed to allow her to end her life in this country, all she is merely asking for is for an understanding as to what extent her husband can/cannot help her, and the ruling given against her case this morning said that it cannot be granted until the action has actually been done!…:mad:

For more information, visit: http://www.carenotkilling.org.uk/?show=204