Yesterday, 74% of UK MPs voted against a proposed law which would have permitted assisted dying. They were 72% in 1997.
When someone is in pain due to an incurable illness, when he considers he can no longer live a normal life, should he not have the right to chose to end his life ? Should this not be his Human Right ?
All any Government should provide, is the legal framework to ensure that it is really the person's wish to die.
Politicians only worry about how their vote could affect their next election. The fact that in Britain only the "Rich" can finance a quick one way trip to Switzerland, but that the others can only go on suffering, does not really seem to bother MPs !
As we have already written in this Blog (1) David Cameron should organise a Referendum. At least then it would be the voters who decide what they really want the law to be on assisted dying. He and the other MPs then would have nothing to lose.
In fact they would probably gain more respect !
(1) Read the article dated 16/8/2015 "Euthanasia : Politicians avoid the issue".
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