Euthanasia - a solution to suffering?

It must always be an individuals choice.

Where does coercion come into it? If people can be radicalised towards terror attacks whats to stop someone doing the same towards ending their life?

Yes, I think we should introduce it.
Any opposition based on religious beliefs ought to be discounted and ignored as they are irrelevant.

Because as I said it must be a choice and one preferably that has already been expressed (a bit like a donor card I carry on in case anything bad happens as I know I may not be able to when it actually does)

But I'm sure we can ensure coercion isn't a factor

What about medical opposition? Considering it discounts the Hippocratic oath?

I think doctors would want to do it if that was what the patient wanted and they had lost quality of life. I'm completely for euthanasia if done correctly, the Netherlands has a good system and personally if i became terminally ill I would like to have that choice.

Out of interest what might you suggest to prevent it?

What of those doctors who aren't comfortable with ending a life?

Perhaps an independent review of each case manned by say 2 doctors and a legal representative and they get the final decision regarding coercion and any identified identified coercion prosecuted quite severely

Like it! We should vote for you!

Proponents of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) contend that terminally ill people should have the right to end their suffering with a quick, dignified, and compassionate death. They argue that the right to die is protected by the same constitutional safeguards that guarantee such rights as marriage, procreation, and the refusal or termination of life-saving medical treatment.

Opponents of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide contend that doctors have a moral responsibility to keep their patients alive as reflected by the Hippocratic Oath. They argue there may be a "slippery slope" from euthanasia to murder, and that legalizing euthanasia will unfairly target the poor and disabled and create incentives for insurance companies to terminate lives in order to save money. What does everyone think?

as a Christian i am fundamentally opposed to people playing God. the Almighty has decreed the time and nature of our passing. it is not for some box ticking bureaucrat with their eye on the care bill to decide.

In other words, you'd prefer a person to suffer in constant agony and remain a burden on their families as they gradually become incapable of completing even the simplest of tasks as their organs begin shutting down until their eventual death? Nice.

obviously as a Christian i expect abusive replies. have a nice day