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Article: People should have choice about how they die. Most of us would choose to have the best death possible; IN THE HOT SEAT.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 10, 2005
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Byline: YVONNE SINGH
The Government's Mental Capacity Bill has been accused of bringing in euthanasia "by the back door" and in the Lords a private member's bill aims to legalise assisted suicide. Deborah Annetts, right, chief executive of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, answers the tough questions
If voluntary euthanasia is legalised, how will you ensure that the legal checks and balances are in place so that medical staff are not put in an invidious position?
of-life decision making, where the patient is making the final choice of how they want to die, is regulated by the Law of Murder and the Suicide Act. Both these laws criminalise ...