Assisted Dying.

[Ivan Cloherty]

The way the Bill is currently drafted, the law is on applicable to those who have less than six months to live, an application has to be made by the terminally ill patient, most of whom I suspect will be in no fit condition to do so, once the application is completed it has to be submitted for psychriatic evaluation, then signed off by two doctors, how many months will that take, then one of the doctors has to prepare a solution for the patient to self administer and has to be present, will he/she charge an attendance fee, it will not come into force until 2029 a lot of water will pass under the bridge before then, and it has yet to be presented to the House of Lords for ratification, most of them are nearer to Gods open arms than we are, (we are pushing the boundaries) I don't see it getting through at the first reading

[j.sabourn]

I think the death penalty was still on the statute books within the past 50 to 60 years for mutiny Johnny, until someone noticed it and it was cancelled. It was either mutiny or Piracy I believe. JS

[Johnny Kieran]

When you look at all the people involved in each case, you won't need a pencil to work out how much it's all going to cost in time and money. I can just imagine phoning for a Drs appointment.
Reception. "Are you needing to die"?
Patient. "Well no, not at the moment, it's about my bad neck".
Reception. "Sorry, doctors are too busy, call back when you need to die and we'll try to fit you in, but there is a six month waiting list to get seen".

[Ivan Cloherty]

When you look at all the people involved in each case, you won't need a pencil to work out how much it's all going to cost in time and money. I can just imagine phoning for a Drs appointment.
Reception. "Are you needing to die"?
Patient. "Well no, not at the moment, it's about my bad neck".
Reception. "Sorry, doctors are too busy, call back when you need to die and we'll try to fit you in, but there is a six month waiting list to get seen".

Reminds me of the badly injured patient in an Australian hospital who asked the nurse 'did I come here to die' and she replied 'naw mate you came in yesterdie'

[Graham Shaw]

I'm sure a man of your seamanship talents would fashion a suitable knot to administer the coup de gras.

......or even the coup de grâce there,John.
(Sorry,you know me.can't stop my proofreading ability intruding!)


And as that great Cockney linguist Del Boy from Only Fools & Horses would say,"Mange tout,Rodney,je suis,je reste,boeuf a la mode!"

[j.sabourn]

Well in that case Graham maybe a running bowline might do the trick , over his head ,pull his head back and give him the cup of grass down his throat, if the grass doesn’t work slowly enough just give him the straight cup of glass. Cheers JS

[James Curry]

According to those interviewed it will be passed by the lords without a blink. Mind you the 26 Bishops will no doubt vote against.

Concerning the return of the death penalty here in the UK , to many bent coppers and corruption is rife, certainly would appear so in the Met.

[Des Jenkins]

Hi John
Crime here in Sydney is rife people being shot at on a daily basis including bystanders, makes me wonder if a few coppers are involved like the old days when they had to set Coppers to catch Coppers, one of the worst coppers was a former top detective caught in the end for shooting a Chinese Drug dealer for his stash of drugs.
Lebanese run the gangs in Sydney now shooting each other on the streets, immigrants we could have done without.
Des

[j.sabourn]

#13 That reminds me of being in hospital for a broken hip not so long back Johnny I was snoring away goodo in my hospital bed when I was put on the shake by a junior Dr.he said sorry to wake you up but I forgot to ask you , if your heart stops during the operation do you want to be resuscitated, Yes Please I said, I was a long time going to sleep after that . At 0900 in the morning on being wheeled into the surgery the surgeon again asked me would I mind if they didn’t put me out completely but just froze me from the waist down, again his excuse was in case my heart stopped it would be easier to attempt to restart it.I said do what you have to , so heard the bone being broken and all the talk between the staff , give them their due though they asked me if I wanted to watch on a tv monitor.Wonder if they offer the same privileges to those wishing their own death ? JS

[Tony Taylor]

#13 That reminds me of being in hospital for a broken hip not so long back Johnny I was snoring away goodo in my hospital bed when I was put on the shake by a junior Dr.he said sorry to wake you up but I forgot to ask you , if your heart stops during the operation do you want to be resuscitated, Yes Please I said, I was a long time going to sleep after that . At 0900 in the morning on being wheeled into the surgery the surgeon again asked me would I mind if they didn’t put me out completely but just froze me from the waist down, again his excuse was in case my heart stopped it would be easier to attempt to restart it.I said do what you have to , so heard the bone being broken and all the talk between the staff , give them their due though they asked me if I wanted to watch on a tv monitor.Wonder if they offer the same privileges to those wishing their own death ? JS

I had the same when my knees were done, watched some of it but fell asleep so missed quite a bit.