Euthanasia need to be considered in UK?

[area51_for_psx]

Mods first thing.. If this is classified as a medical thread please remove as I don't want to break any rules.

To the subject at hand. I have been thinking about this recently. Should the UK bring in euthanasia. should it be discussed at least?

Thinking about this recently as my mum was diagnosed with cancer about 6 weeks ago. No treatment is possible. Currently mum is home but is bed bound and has no quality of life.

Various nursing staff in throughout the day to help the family and mum. Hasn't been able to talk in days and if she does talk it could be incoherent due to the drugs to try and control pain.

The nursing staff and GP have been brilliant but having to call them in middle of night as mum is in agony and needing a morphine top up is heart breaking. (All recent estimates are this could last another 1-2 weeks)

We wouldn't allow an animal to just lie in its bed suffering so why do we allow a human?

(An upset and tired OcUk member )

 

[area51_for_psx]

This is pretty much how it works, yeah.

Suppose everyone afraid of another Harlod Shipman. And rightly so but must be away of putting protections in place to stop that type of abuse.

 

[area51_for_psx]

To play devils advocate, how could you confirm with 100% accuracy with your Mum that she wanted it all to end now? She can't talk or verbally communicate this with you. Or that someone wanted to end their life as a result of depression, which is largely treatable.

Therein lies the problem.

I'm sorry for what you're going through

Thats true. You couldn't confirm. Especially the way she is at the moment... Very fair point

 

[area51_for_psx]

Thanks for all the replies guys and girls.

Seems the general consensus is that people agree to it in principle but would need safeguards in place to stop abuse.

Im only 38 now I hope by the time I face something like this I have the option instead of suffering like mum...

Thanks