Venting We need a right way to die

[Rachel74]

The law made me heartily ashamed of my mother’s pointlessly painful end

I DISAGREE with both Dr Gordon Macdonald and Dr Finlay Kerr (Letters, October 16) over some of their reasons for being against one's right to an…

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If this isn't a reason to allow euthanasia then it will never change.

 

[bigj75]

yae that's messed up. there is no reason for someone to have to go through a painful death.
only thing I can think of is that the hospital doesn't want to spend money on euthanasia.

 

[Rachel74]

yae that's messed up. there is no reason for someone to have to go through a painful death.
only thing I can think of is that the hospital doesn't want to spend money on euthanasia.

The price of an injection would be nothing compared to the cost of an NHS bed.
To put my dog to sleep with was £180 that included her injection, her cremation on her own and a casket for her ashes.

 

[bigj75]

The price of an injection would be nothing compared to the cost of an NHS bed.
To put my dog to sleep with was £180 that included her injection, her cremation on her own and a casket for her ashes.

wow. what is it then that makes them try to rationalize them having to die painfully.

 

[SinisterKid]

The fact that someone could have been prosecuted under UK law for assisting that poor old lady to die with dignity shows how perverse we have become with regard to the ancient and antiquated law in this country. That she should suffer in the manner she did is the real crime, but nothing will be done about that.

 

[TheGoodGuy]

We are spawned into the game of life without any say in it and are forced to keep playing even though we want out

 

[Deleted member 1465]

It's tragic. We are the one species on the planet that actually can alleviate suffering with euthanasia unyet we refuse to do it. It's irresponsible and inhuman.