Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’
I dunno, you could say that cost is a factor, because the NHS can’t do everything, so they have to prioritise based on the funds they have.
But on the other hand, given that assisted dying is only set to be offered to people who are thought to have 6 months left to live, I assume there won’t be many people using the NHS in this way, so surely it would be a very small part of the NHS budget.
Maybe at the very least they should decriminalise the assisting of someone ending their life in certain cases, so that if somebody helps their relative go to Dignitas in Switzerland, they won’t be breaking the law.
There are arguments for and against assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
Cost – regardless of whether it’s a bit cheaper or a bit more expensive – should not be one of them, Wes.
It’s a strange argument because it’s as if caring for a terminally ill person doesn’t cost anything.
I dunno, you could say that cost is a factor, because the NHS can’t do everything, so they have to prioritise based on the funds they have.
But on the other hand, given that assisted dying is only set to be offered to people who are thought to have 6 months left to live, I assume there won’t be many people using the NHS in this way, so surely it would be a very small part of the NHS budget.
Maybe at the very least they should decriminalise the assisting of someone ending their life in certain cases, so that if somebody helps their relative go to Dignitas in Switzerland, they won’t be breaking the law.