Euthanasia in discussion in the United Kingdom
Just before the summer came in, a bill has been in hot discussion in the British House of the Lords. Called "assisted dying bill", this text purports to introduce euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United Kingdom. Deposed by a private member, Lord Joffe, who is also a member of the voluntary euthanasia society, this bill purports to introduce an exception
An interesting interview on the subject of euthanasia and other ethical questions was given to the web site www.totalcatholic.com by Jim Dobbin, a British MP. You can read the interview here. He speaks about old people in the Netherlands, where euthanasia is legalized, leaving the country when they to get on long term care, "because they can see what is happening".
According to Dobbin, the bill was already introduced in a wider version earlier, last year, since the government and the opposition are against the bill. Now, it is worth introducing the words of a supporter of Lord Joffe to the question: according to this lady, Baroness Warnock said that "In other contexts sacrificing oneself for one's family would be considered good. I don't see what is so horrible about the motive of not wanting to be an increasing nuisance." She also said: "I am not ashamed to say some lives are more worth living than others." (Source: the web site euthanasia.com).
At least, the proponents of euthanasia in the UK are being blunt and straightforward. They are, in fact, saying loud what others think when they are proposing ever-extending bills to further euthanasia in Belgium and the Netherlands.
This being said, it is worth reading both the report of the House of the Lords on the bill and the bill itself. Since this is a web site dedicated to information on bioethical subjects here is the text of the bill (click on the link in "here"). The report of the House of the Lords is also available here .
I've also posted on my web site, a copy of the article of The Lancet on the euthanasia of newborns in Belgium, that appeared in April 2005. Most of you may have read excerpts from that article, but here is whole article which you can read for yourself. Click on this link: Lancet
An interesting interview on the subject of euthanasia and other ethical questions was given to the web site www.totalcatholic.com by Jim Dobbin, a British MP. You can read the interview here. He speaks about old people in the Netherlands, where euthanasia is legalized, leaving the country when they to get on long term care, "because they can see what is happening".
According to Dobbin, the bill was already introduced in a wider version earlier, last year, since the government and the opposition are against the bill. Now, it is worth introducing the words of a supporter of Lord Joffe to the question: according to this lady, Baroness Warnock said that "In other contexts sacrificing oneself for one's family would be considered good. I don't see what is so horrible about the motive of not wanting to be an increasing nuisance." She also said: "I am not ashamed to say some lives are more worth living than others." (Source: the web site euthanasia.com).
At least, the proponents of euthanasia in the UK are being blunt and straightforward. They are, in fact, saying loud what others think when they are proposing ever-extending bills to further euthanasia in Belgium and the Netherlands.
This being said, it is worth reading both the report of the House of the Lords on the bill and the bill itself. Since this is a web site dedicated to information on bioethical subjects here is the text of the bill (click on the link in "here"). The report of the House of the Lords is also available here .
I've also posted on my web site, a copy of the article of The Lancet on the euthanasia of newborns in Belgium, that appeared in April 2005. Most of you may have read excerpts from that article, but here is whole article which you can read for yourself. Click on this link: Lancet
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