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Shouldn't Euthanasia be made freely available to all sick old people now? because

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by StriderHort
I'm seeing that the current proposals would be only be for terminal people with less than 6 months and need 2 doctors and a high court judge.... so isn't that just another way of saying no? who would have faith in that being done in 6 months? I've had to deal with courts for care and guardianship issues before, and it was painfully slow to the point of outrage.

I think it needs to be extended to chronic conditions and mental health conditions like Agoraphobia. Very little funding or treatment is available for agoraphobia other than a handful of talking therapy sessions which doesn’t even touch the surface. Sufferers are living like prisoners in their own homes suffering regular panic attacks, constant anxiety and missing out on all that life has to offer. Not able to work, go into town, study, see friends, go on holidays etc all the things people take for granted and they’ve done nothing wrong, yet they live like prisoners. I think that agoraphobia suffers should be able to request assisted euthinasia if no suitable treatment is available.
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Reply 21

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by Ambitious1999
I think it needs to be extended to chronic conditions and mental health conditions like Agoraphobia. Very little funding or treatment is available for agoraphobia other than a handful of talking therapy sessions which doesn’t even touch the surface. Sufferers are living like prisoners in their own homes suffering regular panic attacks, constant anxiety and missing out on all that life has to offer. Not able to work, go into town, study, see friends, go on holidays etc all the things people take for granted and they’ve done nothing wrong, yet they live like prisoners. I think that agoraphobia suffers should be able to request assisted euthinasia if no suitable treatment is available.

I don't honestly know where I sit on it, but I do feel we need to do better, and better than just 'No' specifically.

I think once you've seen someone you care about get to one of these points and see the pain and quality of ongoing life they have, you'd need to be make of stone to stand in the way of them making a choice that they were done.

Reply 22

Food for thought:

After receiving treatment for breast cancer in 1991, Jane Tomlinson was told in 2000 that the cancer had returned and spread to her lungs and bones; she was given a few months to live.

Jane then undertook numerous physical challenges to raise money for charity. She died in 2007.

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