Quote from: rc on July 06, 2015, 04:57:13 PM

Why are you against assisted suicide?

I'm not convinced that having doctors essentially all become Jack Kervorkians would be a net benefit to the healthcare system, or society as a whole. The potential for pressure and abuse (especially on the elderly) is too high, I think. I could be convinced, though.

For the record, I do think companies like Dignitas provide a valuable social service.

I'll put my usual private healthcare gripes aside for this bit <.<

What if rather than simply putting euthanasia in the hands of all of the doctors across the country, you have a new body instituted to handle these matters. So like the NHS but for dying instead, you go through the approval process to provide the check against abuse or premature/unnecessary euthanasias and then they can be given to the Cheerful Reaper Robo-Bear from japan <.<

That way no doctor sullies their hands or blurs the lines of 'Do no Harm' and you still have euthanasia introduced for those who need it. Given that it's simply the matter of ending a life rather than saving it, I'd be more inclined to say privatised companies (like dignitas) would be fine given that they are regulated properly <.<