The first point is key: available medical suicide can also save people, because it means that rather than swallowing 100 paracetamol they go somewhere and end up with proper mental health treatment. (View Post)

The current situation is that the well off - like most members of this board - have legal access to assisted dying, while poorer people do not. If we genuinely oppose AD, then those who assist people… (View Post)

Ultimately, whether it's good or bad, it's none of my business. (View Post)

I think (3) is the one I would absolutely require. The people who exercise force on behalf of the government need to be trusted. And the best disinfectant is sunlight. (View Post)

A friend of mine -in his late 40s- died of pancreatic cancer in the middle of last year. The last two weeks were beyond awful. If I knew I was facing that, I would be on the first flight to Switzerla… (View Post)