The Right to Die

[mulhuzz]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34450058

California has enacted right to die legislation under a particular set of circumstances for the terminally ill.

Too far? Not far enough? About right?

Discuss.

[Woodsey]

Tough one and a huge grey area, think we are too restrictive though subject to sensible checks.....

[Marky147]

If I progress to the point that I'm proper fucked, I'll be off to Dignitas.

Failing that, I'll take VS043 and do a Nic Cage

[mulhuzz]

Tough one and a huge grey area, think we are too restrictive though subject to sensible checks.....

Broadly agree.

The problem as I see it is that it's *really* hard to agree on what sensible checks might be.

In this regard I don't think California goes far enough (patients have to be able to self administer) because if appears to create two classes of terminally ill. Those that can take a pill, inject, push a button, whatever and those that can't.

That somehow doesn't seem fair, but I've no idea what you'd replace it with.

[vegaslover]

Not far enough imo.
I think it's horrendous that we have our pets put down when they get old and ill but refuse to allow people to die with dignity

[horseplayer]

Not far enough imo.
I think it's horrendous that we have our pets put down when they get old and ill but refuse to allow people to die with dignity

[strak33]

Care home industry too big to fail.