Do you think euthanasia/ assisted suicide should be legal in the uk like it is in holland, switzerland & ..?
Yes. I believe someone should have the freedom to end their life if it has become an insupportable burden. However there would need to be suitable legal safeguards such as: only permitted in cases of terminal illness when there is no prospect of a cure or remission, and the illness is likely to cause undue suffering in the near future. Would explicitly not be permitted in cases of purely mental illness to protect depressives, schizophrenics, etc. the person has sworn an affidavit to the effect they wish to be permitted to euthanize themselves and they have been declared mentally competent to so swear all reasonable efforts have been made to protect the person concerned from influence by individuals who would benefit from their death such as beneficiaries of their will or estate.
