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Right To Assisted Suicide 'Momentous' Says BC Woman
June 19, 2012 - 2:49am
Right to Assisted Suicide 'Momentous' says BC Woman
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/06/18/bc-glori...
"The terminally ill BC woman who was granted the right to a physician-assisted suicide by a BC judge last Friday says she was overwhelmed by the 'momentous' decision, but she has no immediate plans to end her life.
'This is a momentous time in history. Now all Canadians will have the right to die with dignity. This is a blessing for me and for all other seriously ill Canadians,' Gloria Taylor said. In Vancover, Taylor said her hope was that the government would not appeal the judge's decision."
After three long years before the court, the Supreme Court of Canada is about to announce its decision in our death with dignity lawsuit. On Friday we'll find out whether the court will strike down the laws that criminalize physician assisted dying.
FULL STORY: Life, Death and the Law
http://www.globaltv.com/16x9/video/other/full-story-life-death-and-the-l...
Assisted suicide should always be a right. Insisted suicide should always be a wrong.
There is a simple way to commit suicide, which has been used in many cultures and is employed today although many do not acknowlege it,it is to to simply refuse food and liquids and within approximately eight to thirteen days you will die. It will be my preferreed choice other than sudden death which I don't think I will have a choice about.
I like the option of changing my mind and having a little tea and noursihment if I decide to hang around a little longer. I also like the idea of choosing and having a party to say goodbye.
But for those who wish a doctor's assistance I hope the courts support that decision. I agree with NDPP.
It is not always so simple, rhubarb; some people suffer terrible thirst.
Of course, in our climate, there is always the option to wander off on a very cold night. But not everyone can walk at that point.
Having a party to say goodbye is splendid, but you have to be in good enough condition to be up to it, and rally a bit for that final social event. Which is a very good reason for assisted suicide.
Still, this is very good news. We all die, and death is scary, but being kept "alive" is much more so.
At the point where my best friend made the decision to refuse food and water, she was in such incredible pain that she was more or less anaesthetized over the last 11 days of her life. Surfacing was agony for her. If she had had recourse to physician assisted suicide, she would not have had to suffer that. Her husband wouldn't have had to witness that suffering. There were no options.
It's rarely a case of just changing your mind at that stage.
And this is a good example of why the law should be changed.
Likewise with your points lagatta.
I have also considered the toboggan ride down the hill in the winter, or the popsicle choice I as refer to it.
My point really, is that these are choices we need to make before we are so ill or infirm that our choices are denied to us because of that. Mmmm, perhaps I should have my party soon.
Dying With Dignity lauds historic Supreme Court ruling
The question is, how will Peter Mackay fuck up a good thing again?
Hopefully he wont have this chance.
BREAKING: the federal government just announced a public consultation to advise on physician assisted dying
On February 6, 2015 Canada’s highest court delivered a groundbreaking unanimous judgment in the BCCLA's Carter v. Canada case, affirming the right to dignity and self-determination at the end of life.
The Supreme Court ordered that its ruling would come into force after 12 months, giving Parliament and the provincial legislatures one year to bring their laws into alignment with the Court’s ruling before the decision takes effect.
Today, the federal government announced an external panel to lead the public consultation meant to advise on the new legislation....
The panel consists of two resolutely anti-assisted -uicide advocates who swore affidavits for the govt side in Carter, and a conservative, insufferable fuddy duddy.
Just great.
Better dead than disabled:
Mr. Mankewich should familiarize himself with the Québec legislation, which provides precisely those safeguards.
It's very sad that he would set the needs of disabled people for support, health care, and respect, against the human right to die with dignity.
The Supreme Court has ruled. That train has thankfully left the station. Mr. Mankewich should update his rhetoric, if he wants to be an effective champion of the rights of the disabled.
By the way, the main ongoing thread for this conversation is here.