What is the situation where you live, is there a level of suffering that you could go through so that the relevant authorities would allow you to die?

[Cookiecarver]

Because this is what I'm most afraid of. I live in Finland. As far as I know, there is no active euthanasia in my country, for that you'd have to go to Switzerland or Germany where they would help you to die if you have terminal sickness or unendurable disability. I think there is passive euthanasia for the mortally ill here in Finland in which case they stop medical treatment in order not to prolong death, but I don't think there is such a thing for anyone else.

My life is not currently unbearable, at least not all of the time. But there are a lot of things that could make my life unbearable and yet I would not be allowed to die.

At least that's my impression.

What is the situation where you live?

 

[jodes2]

The closest thing in the UK is the double effect principle, if you're in enough pain they can prescribe you a dose of painkiller that kills the pain but also kills you. It's not used often, and obviously only if the patient requests it but I think they have other conditions too

 

[notlongnow]

The closest thing in the UK is the double effect principle, if you're in enough pain they can prescribe you a dose of painkiller that kills the pain but also kills you. It's not used often, and obviously only if the patient requests it but I think they have other conditions too

Eh!? I've never heard of that form of treatment in the UK. You sure? People go to Switzerland for that option usually.

 

[FuneralCry]

From what I know there doesn't seem to be any form of legal assisted dying in the UK even for the terminally ill. It's a very pro suffering country where they make it as hard as possible for us to die. To me it's so wrong trying to force people to live against their wishes. Taking away peaceful methods just means that people have no choice but to resort to risky ones.

 

[jodes2]

Eh!? I've never heard of that form of treatment in the UK. You sure? People go to Switzerland for that option usually.

Euthanasia in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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"Double effect doctrine

While euthanasia remains illegal in the United Kingdom, it is not uncommon for a patient's death to be hastened and for there to be no legal ramifications attached to the physician that caused the death. Indeed, Lord Goff ruled in Airedale NHS Trust v Bland that doctors who intentionally do everything necessary and appropriate to relieve a patient's pain and suffering, even with the foresight of possible terminal consequences, are considered legally protected when a death is hastened."