After a similar vote by MPs in England and Wales last November, Scottish politicians voted in favor of a bill to legalize Scotland’s aides.
But opponents of the Scottish Auxiliary Dying Act say allowing the state to assist someone in committing suicide is a moral mistake.
Demonstrations are held outside the Scottish Parliament The MSP voted for the third time on a plan to legalize assisted death.
Members of MPs vote for a proposed law to legalize assistance for death in England and Wales November.
The bill calls on terminally ill people in England and Wales who are expected to die within six months and have the right to choose to end their lives.
This is a private member bill, which means the bill was introduced by back-seat members of Congress rather than the government. While bills for private members rarely become law, the idea that terminally ill people should be allowed to end their lives has gained momentum in the UK in recent years.
Members of Congress voted 330 to 275 (mostly 55) to approve Kim Leadbeater’s terminally ill adult (end of life) bill in November’s second reading.
However, at least five MPs who previously abstained from voting decided to vote in the next stage of the House of Commons, the Guardian reported. Members of Congress will debate the bill on Friday.
The UK has the potential to join Switzerland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Oregon, the United States, to enable people with terminal illnesses to live their lives as much as they can.
Supporters of the Auxiliary Dying Act Beyond Tynwald, Isle of Man Parliament (Lee Notman/PA)
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What is the difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide? What is the current law?
Under the Suicide Act of 1961, in England and Wales, actions are taken to encourage or assist others in committing suicide or committing suicide. Those who are guilty of assisting suicide may face up to 14 years in prison.
Euthanasia is also illegal (considered as manslaughter) and sentenced to life imprisonment to the greatest extent possible.
according to NHSEuthanasia refers to the act of intentionally ending someone’s life to relieve pain (for example, if a doctor gives a sick patient, drugs that he or she does not need can end his or her life).
On the other hand, assisted suicide refers to the act of intentionally assisting another person in committing suicide.
The bill will then enter the committee stage where members of Congress can make amendments and approve a motion to allow the committee considering the bill to have the authority to send people, documents and records as part of their meetings.
The bill will be further reviewed in the House of Commons and the House of Lords and voted in the House of Lords, meaning that no consensus will be reached until next year as early as any change in the law.
Ms Leadbeater said that there may be two years later after the dying service is in place.
What about the law that assists dying?
Under the proposed law, there are several requirements to qualify.
The person must be an adult, age 18 or older – and reside in England and Wales and be registered with the GP for at least 12 months.
They must have the mental capacity to choose the end of their lives and are considered to express a clear, settled and informed desire – without coercion or pressure to end their lives.
They must be in a terminal state and are expected to die within six months.
They must make two separate statements of testimony and sign on their wishes.
The process must involve two independent physicians meeting the person’s qualifications and the medical staff can consult an expert in this person’s situation and evaluate it as deemed necessary from a mental competence expert.
The High Court judge must have at least one doctor hears information about the application and can also question the dying person and others they think are appropriate.
The two doctors conduct an evaluation and the judge makes a ruling of 14 days, and at least seven days must be available to allow the person to reflect on their decision.
For those who expect to die, the 14-day time can be reduced to 48 hours.
Who is running for law changes?
Mrs. Dame Esther Rantzen is ill in terminal illness and dies in assisted
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Labor backbearer Kim Leadbeater has been a long-time supporter of assisted death change.
She told Times radio last month: “A lot of people have contacted me with this issue because at the moment, if you are sick, you have no choice but to end your life the way you want.
“Currently, we have a system that is not suitable for purpose. We have a person who takes their own life out of despair because they suffer so much.”
Ms Leadbeater also told LBC that “we have a responsibility and moral obligation to change the laws of these people”.
Dame Esther, 84, has stage 4 lung cancer and has said in the past that she plans to end her life in Switzerland. She called Ms Leadbeater a “extraordinary figure” to introduce the bill to Parliament.
Who opposes it?
Former junket and vocal rights rights campaigner Tanni Grey-Thompson talked to BBC Breakfast, a fellow cross-class heart who believes “has a lot of concerns about the development of this law” and expressed her concerns about how to make a decision to terminate life, especially if the person who terminates the disease will suffer from a decision to terminate the disease, or a victim of the disease control or victim.
The Archbishop of Canterbury expressed his opposition to the bill in an interview with BBC Newsight, calling it “dangerous” and “landslide”. “I worry that even the best intentions can lead to unexpected consequences, and the unintentional desire to help our neighbors can open more doors to pain and pain for those we are trying to help.” mailOnline.
Pam Duncan-Glancy, Scottish Labour Education spokesperson and one of Holyrood’s few disability MSPs, is outspoken about her opposition to the bill.
She said she did not support the bill because she believed it would be “legislative, requiring the state to assist someone in committing suicide” and “in other cases, we want state legislation to make people live and live well.”
Scotland Deputy Minister Kate Forbes also said she would vote against the proposal to legalize auxiliary dying.
She said this does not think that “any law drafting can prevent people from feeling forced to die”.
What does the public think?
exist polling Starting last year, 65% of British adults aged 16-75 said it is legal for doctors to end their lives for terminally ill patients. Similar studies King’s College, London This year, 63% of people in England and Wales said they hope the current parliament will dy the auxiliary dying people over the next five years.
However, the study found that 20% said they didn’t want this to happen – 61% said they would be worried that some of the ultimate patients would be forced to assist in death if the law was to change the law.
