Topic: The Assisted Dying Bill |
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1. Author: buffy Date: Tue 13th May 2025. 21:39 MSPs have voted in favour of this Bill. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvg9x143z92t ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply |
2. Author: Tenruh Date: Wed 14th May 2025. 06:25 The same group of individuals who until recently thought a man can become a female. We certainly live in interesting times Reply |
3. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Wed 14th May 2025. 08:06 Just waiting for the ones who say the politicians control every aspect of our lives complaining about people being given the freedom to choose when to pass on now. Reply |
4. Author: Wotsit Date: Thu 15th May 2025. 16:36 Plenty are already telling us that this somehow means that we are all at risk of being forced to die because our greedy children want to steal our homes The enemy travels by private jet, not by dinghy. Reply |
5. Author: jake89 Date: Thu 15th May 2025. 23:26 I would hope protections are in place to ensure a person if cognisant of the decision they are making and it`s checked they are not being coerced in any way. Being honest, I quite like the idea that I could choose an end date if I was in a bad way, but appreciate there are concerns about people making poor decisions. Reply |
6. Author: DBP Date: Fri 16th May 2025. 06:42 Does it deal with things like Alzheimer’s etc Where a person is no longer be deemed capable of consenting because their mind has gone and may need to cared for in a secure unit - but clearly stated when they were of sound mind, they don’t want that to happen and get to that stage? Reply |
7. Author: jake89 Date: Fri 16th May 2025. 11:37 DBP, Fri 16 May 06:42 I don`t think so. It has to be a terminal condition and needs signed off by at least two doctors to declare the person was of sound mind. Reply |
8. Author: DBP Date: Fri 16th May 2025. 12:03 That’s a shame… recently went through that and horrible for everyone involved - and vowed that if i go that way I absolutely do not want to put my wife/family through that - if I’ve gone in the head, then I just want put down because I’m not ‘me’ anymore Reply |