anyone following "right to die" court case ?

goulders

I know there is another thread about this, but maybe views in this forum may be more relevant.

Scruffles

is to do with the ms case-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/04/ireland-right-die-terminally-ill
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yes,have been reading about it and do agree that truly terminaly ill people shoud have that choice to be assisted without fear of arrests-providing it is fast tracked through the court with a panel of the persons specialists,independant people etc involved as well as statements from family to make sure the person isnt being taken advantage of and it is truly of their own will.

however,have got a lot of concerns with assisted suicide,such as those of us with high care needs being manipulated into choosing it.

have wondered if she has tried counciling with a specialist in disability to help her come to terms with difficulties and support needs?
it seems like she puts so little worth on herself as someone with higher support needs, perhaps it is because she aquired her disability and had experieced life as a non disabled person first as it is a lot more difficult for them to accept their issues and come to terms with it.

though..she is terminaly ill according to what the reports say,so let the woman have her wish.
am just hoping this does not have an impact on peoples beliefs towards those of us with high support needs whom do not wish to go away.
am severely disabled,have a permenent placement in residential care and have high support needs,high complex needs and severe challenging behavior,but when am not suffering from severe depression am not interested in losing out on life at all,woud hope if assisted euthanasia is brought in,there is not a sudden drop in supporting disabled people to live as well.

Johnboy1951

It was my impression that she wished to take this step due to the unbearable pain.

She is capable, I believe of 'doing the deed' herself, although I might well be wrong, but she wishes to depart in the company of her loved ones who might be charged after her death.

Dingle_berry

Scruffles wrote: »

however,have got a lot of concerns with assisted suicide,such as those of us with high care needs being manipulated into choosing it.

have wondered if she has tried counciling with a specialist in disability to help her come to terms with difficulties and support needs?
it seems like she puts so little worth on herself as someone with higher support needs, perhaps it is because she aquired her disability and had experieced life as a non disabled person first as it is a lot more difficult for them to accept their issues and come to terms with

From what I understand her doctor has told her that in the coming months she will die. Not pass away peacefully but most likely choke on her own saliva. She has also been living for the past ? Years in constant pain slowly loosing the ability to use her body.
It's not a mater of living with, or learning to cope with, a disability. There is no treatment available to her at this stage. She will die. It is only a question of how. She needs someone's assistance to die the way that she would prefer to, but then that person would face prosecution. So the way things are now she has to chose between putting someone else at risk of prosecution or her life ending in a way that she doesn't want.

goulders

probably facing much the same, secondary progressive, hope I have time to decide but would much rather the law was changed sooner rather than later