The Myth of "Safeguards" For Legalized Assisted Suicides

Here’s a prodeather piece from the UK assuring us that “safeguards” will mean legalized assisted suicide would not be abused. Yeah, right. Even Lord Falconer admits that no safeguards can ever completely rule out abuse. The safeguards issue is blurted out at every opportunity by the prodeathers, knowing full well that they are lying.

'Assisted dying would provide dignity in death'

Palliative care, no matter how good, isn’t always enough to allay the indignity and loss of control that people with terminal illness experience, says Baroness Young.

Last week the Commission on Assisted Dying published its recommendations, highlighting that the current legal status of assisted dying is incoherent and inadequate. The current informal rules are at the discretion of the director of public prosecution, assistance to suicide is left in the hands of amateurs or paid strangers in a foreign country, and caring and compassionate friends and relatives are thrust into the role of suspects. more

UK: Proposed Assisted Suicide "Safeguards" Are Useless

Here’s a piece to chuckle over – an attempt to reassure the public that the Falconer Commission’s recommendations are carefully controlled and with strict safeguards. What a hoot. It’s obvious to almost everyone that these guidelines are not feasible, thereby leading to the inevitable broadening of these guidelines, which is what the pro-deathers want.

Assisted suicide proposals: Q &A

What is the Commission on Assisted Dying?

It is an independent group funded by the right-to-die campaigner Sir Terry Pratchett and run by the left-leaning think-tank Demos.

Why was it set up?

Recent attempts to legalise assisted dying in Parliament have failed and it remains a crime under the 1961 Suicide Act to help another person end their life.
But guidelines published by the Director of Public Prosecutions in 2010 made it clear that cases will not be brought if they were motivated by compassion, while the number of Britons choosing to end their lives at “suicide clinics” such as Dignitas in Switzerland has risen in recent years. So campaigners think a change is needed. more

Medical Journal Questions Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide "Safeguards"

Here's a piece from the medical journal Oncology shedding light on assisted suicide/ euthanasia's alleged "safeguards." Guess what? They're smoke and mirrors.

Legalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide: the illusion of safeguards and controls

ABSTRACT

Euthanasia or assisted suicide—and sometimes both— have been legalized in a small number of countries and states. In all jurisdictions, laws and safeguards were put in place to prevent abuse and misuse of these practices. Prevention measures have included, among others, explicit consent by the person requesting eutha- nasia, mandatory reporting of all cases, administration only by physicians (with the exception of Switzerland), and consultation by a second physician.

The present paper provides evidence that these laws and safeguards are regularly ignored and transgressed in all the jurisdictions and that transgres- sions are not prosecuted. more