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National talks in France discussing Assisted dying to be held over next Year.
Thread starterRational man
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One could interpret that as 90 % of the French people wish to receive assisted dying - that's probably not the case, though.
Anyhow, it would be interesting to know what they actually mean by "assisted dying" - if it would be for everyone, or just a select few people, for example.
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makethepainstop, Rational man and Euthanza
It's not surprising that so many people support assisted dying as after all we live in a world where so much suffering exists. A lot of people probably witness elderly relatives dying slow painful deaths which would, even if they are not suicidal right now make them want the option of assisted dying for when they reach that point. Hopefully across the world there will be more progress in getting assisted dying legalised. People deserve to have this as an option.
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Suicidebydeath, Hollowillow, Rational man and 1 other person
One could interpret that as 90 % of the French people wish to receive assisted dying - that's probably not the case, though.
Anyhow, it would be interesting to know what they actually mean by "assisted dying" - if it would be for everyone, or just a select few people, for example.
I'm French, so I can give you a point of view. I think people are in favor of euthanizing elderly people but in no way for mental illnesses, psychological suffering, or for young people who have incurable illnesses. And assisted suicide, let's not even talk about it. It is very common in France that the wishes of the dead are not respected, in particular on the cessation of treatment, the refusal of care (which is comparable to eutahnasia). There was a very famous Vincent Lambert case, to give you an idea of French jurisprudential actions. To summarize, a man had a serious accident and ended up in a vegetative state. Being a cripple, he had always said he wanted to stop all treatment and all artificial life support if he ever found himself in such a situation. His wife therefore asked that he be "unplugged". The family strongly opposed this, saying it was wrong, he didn't really want this, he shouldn't be killed. It remained in this vegetative state for 10 years. The family has seized all the existing jurisdictions: French, European...
The laws on this subject exist but are very recent and are not really applied. Make no mistake, France is a conservative country despite appearances. And every year this debate resurfaces in the press, but there is no question of legislating the issue immediately at least. It's like the legalization of cannabis, much ado about not much. I doubt cannabis will ever be allowed.
I'm French, so I can give you a point of view. I think people are in favor of euthanizing elderly people but in no way for mental illnesses, psychological suffering, or for young people who have incurable illnesses. And assisted suicide, let's not even talk about it. It is very common in France that the wishes of the dead are not respected, in particular on the cessation of treatment, the refusal of care (which is comparable to eutahnasia). There was a very famous Vincent Lambert case, to give you an idea of French jurisprudential actions. To summarize, a man had a serious accident and ended up in a vegetative state. Being a cripple, he had always said he wanted to stop all treatment and all artificial life support if he ever found himself in such a situation. His wife therefore asked that he be "unplugged". The family strongly opposed this, saying it was wrong, he didn't really want this, he shouldn't be killed. It remained in this vegetative state for 10 years. The family has seized all the existing jurisdictions: French, European...
The laws on this subject exist but are very recent and are not really applied. Make no mistake, France is a conservative country despite appearances. And every year this debate resurfaces in the press, but there is no question of legislating the issue immediately at least. It's like the legalization of cannabis, much ado about not much. I doubt cannabis will ever be allowed.
Interesting viewpoint thanks.. Disappointing to read as it stands, no change to be seen and people will continue to suffer in the most appalling ways and in some cases, take matters into their own hands. I'm wondering if UK government maybe more progressive now we are free of the European dicate, that we can make decisions without threats from Brussels ?!.
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