Why will you have to visit Switzerland when pain relief and proper care of the dying is available here, free of charge? I'd far rather be cared for tenderly by those who are committed to easing the last days of very sick people than go somewhere cold to be exterminated by someone paid to do only that.
If I'm ever in that unfortunate position I like 82% of the U K population would like to have the choice, which in turn would automatically allow you your choice too, (Several polls came up with a similar figure).
If you don't agree with assisted dying that's fine don't get yourself involved with it.
Pain relief of course for anyone that wants it, I can't think of any reason I would want prevent those that want pain relief from from having it.
This area is one of the main areas where religions seem to think their religious views should over rule the views of any other moral and ethical outlook, well that's fine, stick to those rules if that's what you want, but don't impose them on to the rest of us.
As you must know, unless you're some kind of blind deaf hermit, if you reside here in the U K people that want to have some form of assisted dying, Switzerland is the nearest place for U K citizens with terminal illness or have other reasons to go to if they wish to die, that is only if they can afford it.
There were some polls taken at about the time assisted dying was being discussed in the H O C a while back, the 82% stuck in my mind I remember it clearly and all of the other polls were within three or four percentage points of the 82%.
Don't make yourself worry to much Rose, I'll soon be shot down in flames if I'm wrong about the very high percentage of the U K population that would like to see some form of assisted dying here in the U K, in and on our statute books.
Considering Des is a religionist he still manages to be realistic about the differing ways of dealing with suffering, unlike a lot of the rest.
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