Friday, October 1, 2010

Pain Should Be Managed, Not An Excuse For Killing


Man has severe pain for a number of years. Dignitas won’t help him die, so he eventually does it himself. The pro-deathers will spin this as the reason assisted suicide should be available everywhere. However, they don’t go near the obvious question: Why wasn’t his pain managed? I’m sure it could have been.
Man rejected by Dignitas killed himself with tablets
RETIRED international civil servant John Jenkinson took a fatal overdose after the Dignitas Clinic in Switzerland declined to help him end his life, an inquest heard.
The 65-year-old, from Cheltenham, committed suicide because he had suffered from severe pain for five years and wanted to end it, the Gloucestershire coroner was told. more

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