Thanks to everyone who responded to my last (and probably final) blog post. I don’t have the energy to respond to you all individually but thanks for all the positive comments.
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The Assisted Dying Bill passed by a majority of 22 votes in the Commons today. I note my M.P. Clive Efford did not vote – a black mark against him as I have always been a strong supporter of such legislation. The Bill may not be perfect but it is certainly much better than the current legal position.
The Bill will now go to the Lords for further debate and another vote on possible amendments.
I am more concerned about the complexity of the paths now created to get approval for an assisted death than all the objections invoked against the Bill. If I want to leave this world, I will be very unhappy if people get in my way. I have had a terminal kidney disease for over 30 years and I may have some years left but I don’t want to hang around unnecessarily. Death from my kidney disease may not be painful but other people suffer a great deal and unnecessarily.
I first read a good book on the subject called Final Exit by Derek Humphrey in about 1990 and have supported UK legislation on the subject and the organisation that promotes it ever since – see Dignity Campaign: https://www.dignityindying.org.uk/
BBC Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd78nvn2r1yo
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