He probably has other internal affairs to sort out in the short term – if the referendum goes his way, of course.

Hmm, must be why I chose it…

But would it be an internal affair we would be sorting out by that point?

Can someone explain why we care so much about the Ukraine (Wasn’t there a treaty, and then of course oil) ?
Isn’t this just Russia sorting out it’s own internal affairs?

I’d have liked to have said because we have a care about the wellbeing of our fellow downtrodden man, under threat from one of those big bully nations who just can’t stand the thought that things carry on in nation states without consultation with their neighbours, but on here that’s not very popular (meh) so lets just mumble something about caring because it pi-cheeses Putin off, it will increase the immigration from that area to Britain, and it allows us to flex our muscles and show off our toys (not that they haven’t had a lot of showing off in Afghanistan and Iraq in the last 10 years or more).

And how about comparing the Ukraine problem with Scotland in a few years time, if an independent Scotland took it upon itself to make noises about not doing business with the rest of Britain but jump into bed with China, so we sent the tanks in and ignored the rest of the worlds opinion because it was just one of our internal affair problems that we were sorting out? Or something.

Nice to see some Vernon Watson graffiti for a change!

I see your point Warren, so instead of “Resuscitate”, read, “Failing to feed, give drink, or any care whatsoever” until the patient finally dies.
Just about the same as pulling the plug, in as many words?.

It protects the medics from a charge of unlawful death.

IIRC Warren, Care homes for those that are in need of same in Scotland, are paid for. I think it’s morally wrong, that anyone should have to sell their homes to pay for the right to live to a peaceful end. I would like to think that all of my hard earned, paying off the house would benefit my kids, not the State, who have robbed me, you and many others in Taxes etc, and then deprive you of leaving your family a legacy.

Have a word with the right wing contingent around here and ask them about where their taxes go, whether they are in favour of their money being used for the benefit of others… Essentially Obamacare is the same thing in America.

Euthanasia is still widely practiced in UK hospitals, but it’s just not talked about.
My experiences with both my parents and two brothers, was that the Doc would have a quiet word with us, asking if we wanted to stop whatever was keeping them alive, i.e. drugs or machines.

Exactly,
And if they’re not being kept alive by drugs, machines, etc, then someone would need to kill them – no other way to put it. Many doctors won’t do it since they went into medicine to heal, not kill, and those who might could end their careers off then or after a long drawn out court case.

And meanwhile people who want to die get to suffer.