11-12-2016, 01:41 AM
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Re: assisted dying
Originally Posted by Mups
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This wasn't voluntary I know, but I just saw in the USA, a criminal given the death sentence, took 34 mins to die by injection.
11-12-2016, 06:02 PM
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Re: assisted dying
I strongly suspect that it’s going on already in hospitals all over the world Gumbud. I’m not condemning it by no means, just pointing out my own experience in the case of my dear Mother.She was in the last stages of Alzheimers and the family were called to the hospital, She just lay in the bed not knowing a soul and her eyes were rolling everywhere, I won’t go into the details, the lady doctor told us she would be gone within the hour, she then went away (the doctor) and returned ten minutes later and gave my Mother an injection, fifteen minutes later she was dead. We were all grateful that she died peacefully and never questioned what was the injection was for, but that didn’t stop us wondering, that was 16 years ago.
11-12-2016, 06:52 PM
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Re: assisted dying
Originally Posted by Jem
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I strongly suspect that it’s going on already in hospitals all over the world Gumbud. I’m not condemning it by no means, just pointing out my own experience in the case of my dear Mother.She was in the last stages of Alzheimers and the family were called to the hospital, She just lay in the bed not knowing a soul and her eyes were rolling everywhere, I won’t go into the details, the lady doctor told us she would be gone within the hour, she then went away (the doctor) and returned ten minutes later and gave my Mother an injection, fifteen minutes later she was dead. We were all grateful that she died peacefully and never questioned what was the injection was for, but that didn’t stop us wondering, that was 16 years ago.
13-12-2016, 07:10 AM
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Re: assisted dying
There is no doubt in my mind that this will come eventually.Poor people ,what pain they must be in to want to end their lives and then endure the added discomfort of dragging themselves to Switzerland to die in the stark stragenss of Dignidas
Surely everyone has a right to a pain free death in their own homes or at least their own country.
18-01-2017, 12:47 AM
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Re: assisted dying
Originally Posted by Jem
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she then went away (the doctor) and returned ten minutes later and gave my Mother an injection, fifteen minutes later she was dead. We were all grateful that she died peacefully and never questioned what was the injection was for, but that didn’t stop us wondering, that was 16 years ago.
18-01-2017, 12:59 AM
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Re: assisted dying
Originally Posted by Indigo
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The UK is lagging behind Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Australia and certain states in the USA in making assisted dying legal. I used to belong to Dignity in Dying, which campaigns for it in the UK, but I got so disillusioned with the House of Commons on the 2 recent attempts to push it through, that I am no longer involved. Sadly I think it will be many years before the UK sees sense. Certainly not in my lifetime. If I need assisted dying, I am resigned to having to do a "Short Stay in Switzerland".
If I were sufficiently in need of ending my life, I'd consider an insulin overdose. I am insulin-dependent diabetic and have sufficient stock to do the deed if necessary.
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