Assisted Dying Bill; Scotland,

[SVEN]

Just for infomation; on Tuesday 13th May 2025 the Scottish devolved administration is discussing and voting on an assisted dying Bill. It is uncertain whether, should it pass and move forward on its legislative journey, the administration actually have the competence to put this into practise or is the matter reserved for the UK Government at Westminster.
The Bill is restricted, as presently presented, to persons suffering from a recognised terminal condition who are certified as mentally competent. They must also be able to administer the means of death themselves without external assistance.

 

[bankai]

Man, I'll take a single country on this planet. Any country, anywhere. I hope they allow foreigners to do it on their soil as well. I'll be booking my plane ticket over there asap.

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

Man, I'll take a single country on this planet. Any country, anywhere. I hope they allow foreigners to do it on their soil as well. I'll be booking my plane ticket over there asap.

Dude, imagine hundreds of thousands going into your country so they can legally die. Just thinking about it seems to be a logistical and PR nightmare! A country gets paid to kill foreigners. Countries will lose slaves serfs citizens AND money to another country? their leaders will not be amused.

Not saying I don't want this and similar bills approved, but my anxiety helps me overthink the repercussions. Feel free to tear me to pieces for "killing the dream" or something, just let me save the game first.

 

[bankai]

Dude, imagine hundreds of thousands going into your country so they can legally die. Just thinking about it seems to be a logistical and PR nightmare! A country gets paid to kill foreigners. Countries will lose slaves serfs citizens AND money to another country? their leaders will not be amused.

Not saying I don't want this and similar bills approved, but my anxiety helps me overthink the repercussions. Feel free to tear me to pieces for "killing the dream" or something, just let me save the game first.

I imagine it will be expensive, so the country will be making money. I hope that's a reason to allow it. But yeah other countries might have issue with it.

 

[SVEN]

Dude, imagine hundreds of thousands going into your country so they can legally die. Just thinking about it seems to be a logistical and PR nightmare! A country gets paid to kill foreigners. Countries will lose slaves serfs citizens AND money to another country? their leaders will not be amused.

Not saying I don't want this and similar bills approved, but my anxiety helps me overthink the repercussions. Feel free to tear me to pieces for "killing the dream" or something, just let me save the game first.

It's a long way, even should it get passed, for it to travel before becoming law. And I suspect that there would be safeguards built in restricting access to it to nationals or persons resident for a certain period (of years, not weeks) in the UK.
In practical terms I suspect thatsuch an Act would really need to apply across England and Wales also.
Rest assured that even if this or a similar Act ever becomes law there will be no likelihood of a Dignitas type set up being permitted to be established here.

 

[ididnotconsent]

This is a great step for those who are terminally ill.

But as we all know there are tons of diseases that cause extreme suffering that are not terminal including mental illness. There is a long way to go.

 

[SVEN]

That is the first stage of the Assisted Dying Bill just been passed by the Scottish devolved administration.