Some politics boffin on the BBC said the courts wouldn't be able to do this

Any change in law would have to go through parliament.

Posted By: Huge Small on November 29th 2024 at 12:03:12

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Assisted dying, yes or no? (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 09:50:59
- Anyone Attending Portman Road has... (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 29, 16:16:37
- 100% yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Kev, Nov 29, 14:26:33
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 29, 13:36:37
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Nov 29, 12:31:32
- no (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 29, 12:28:15
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Nov 29, 12:12:30
- Would be a yes from me (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Nov 29, 12:04:41
- I'm all for assisting c**ts to die (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 29, 12:04:21
  - People like this (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 29, 12:11:36
  - People like this (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 29, 12:11:25
  - Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 12:05:13
- Yes (General Chat) - CWC, Nov 29, 11:48:55
- We're going to struggle getting a Friday Wrath XI together on this topic (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 29, 11:45:38
  - Mike Buried (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 29, 20:43:00
    - Peter ffs (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 29, 20:43:20
  - Cremated MacDougall (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 29, 14:10:10
  - Emi Marcondead (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 29, 13:44:50
  - Paul McSleigh (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 29, 13:42:14
  - Djibril DeCisséd (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 29, 13:41:40
  - Coerjohn Ruddy (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Nov 29, 12:54:10
  - Ivan Perišhedić (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Nov 29, 12:50:02
  - brownbread de gooey (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 29, 12:32:12
  - Jose Keeledover (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 12:03:02
  - And of course the NHS leading the assists table (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 12:02:09
  - Paddy Goner (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 12:01:38
  - Wes Brown Bread (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 12:01:01
  - Eric Dier (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 11:59:39
  - Killian Mbappe (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 11:57:32
  - Death Hurst (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 29, 11:47:20
- no no no no no no no no no (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 29, 11:12:49
  - Some politics boffin on the BBC said the courts wouldn't be able to do this (General Chat) - Huge Small, Nov 29, 12:03:12
    - Well I'd think that would be the right thing to do anyway, right? (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 12:07:07
    - I read that somewhere too (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 12:03:42
      - Because it's obviously true (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 12:04:47
  - It would be great to end up like those states (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 11:47:33
  - What is so terrible about Canada / Netherlands / Belgium then? (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 11:45:30
    - Blimey (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 11:46:58
      - Blimey what? Are you knowledgeable on this subject? I don't see any outrage from (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 11:54:59
        
        Many horror stories (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 12:07:49
        
        what type of horror stories? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 29, 12:27:23
        
        like these .. (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 29, 12:31:54
        
        I'm distressed by the word "Paywall" (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 13:04:07
        
        & did paywalls exist in 1984? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 29, 13:08:54
        
        There will be horror stories about any medical procedure. How do the natives feel about it (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 12:13:04
        
        I think it would be well supported here (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 12:48:06
        
        agreed (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 29, 13:41:30
        
        Is that what happened in Canada, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland? (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 19:02:09
        
        That's undoubtedly a big risk (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 29, 13:49:42
  - Don’t often agree with you but VMT (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 11:24:27
    - it's a horrifying prospect (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 29, 12:32:53
      - where there's a will, there's a relative. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 29, 13:23:40
        
        🤣 (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 13:48:35
    - There will always be criminals (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 11:31:15
      - Wasn’t charged with any offence (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 11:32:23
        
        Doesn’t it say they are investigating? (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 11:33:34
        
        Was 6 years ago (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 11:34:26
        
        Ah. Well he clearly should have been jailed (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 11:43:15
        
        Lots of old people will feel coerced into dying (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 11:48:10
        
        But then you hear stories like this (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 11:55:33
        
        But they didn’t know that would happen did they? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 12:56:11
        
        hard cases, bad law (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 29, 12:33:25
  - Covers stuff like locked in syndrome (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 11:14:24
    - Innit (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 11:47:54
    - nobody has voiced concerns for the additional mental burden on medical staff (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 29, 11:30:58
      - Thankfully there are plenty of sources for researching this, since (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 12:06:15
        
        yep, they scooted my brother and father in-law off like that (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 29, 12:30:50
      - Just get the ones with sufficient empathy to understand someone wanting an exit then (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 11:49:22
        
        Or all the nurses like Letby who enjoy killing people (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 11:56:36
        
        Win win (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 12:05:47
      - I’ve seen those concerns raised tbf (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 11:34:06
      - Definitely can’t be sure of a timeframe in a lot of cases (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 29, 11:32:58
- Yes, with bells on (n/m) (General Chat) - thirsty work, Nov 29, 11:08:02
- Nope only for criminals (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 11:05:54
  - Will help the pension pot. Also, I assume life insurance would be void? (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 11:44:58
    - Yes, can't cover yourself against your own intentional act (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 12:06:13
    - No doubt a Logan’s Run style system (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 11:49:17
- "been waiting 2 years for my NHS suicide appointment" (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 29, 11:04:54
  - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Nov 29, 12:29:01
  - Ha ha (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 11:48:38
- Only if it's just for men (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 29, 10:52:29
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 29, 10:41:16
- Yes, of course (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 29, 10:38:26
- Definitely (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 29, 10:23:40
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Nov 29, 10:05:58
- “Have you got any holidays booked?” “Yeah…Switzerland” (n/m) (General Chat) - MonkeyPuzzle, Nov 29, 09:53:51

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