Sunday 28 February 2010

Author Terry Pratchett welcomes assited suicide guidelines

Author Sir Terry Pratchett welcomed today's guidance on assisted suicide as "the best we can get without a change in the law".
The 61-year-old, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, believes people should have the right to choose when they die.

Read the full article by following the link below:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terry-pratchett-welcomes-assisted-suicide-guidelines-1910907.html

What changes have actually been made? Follow the changes and subsequent discusions in the next set of links:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mps-call-for-debate-on-new-assisted-suicide-guidelines-1910696.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/assisted-suicide-policy-focused-on-suspect-motivation-1910294.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/assisted-suicide-rules-fail-to-settle-debate-1911312.html

And finally read philosopher Julian Baggini's comments:
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/julian-baggini-suicide-can-be-a-rational-choice-1912358.html