tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809475275532388734.post8520317481853034667..comments2023-05-24T09:21:18.558+01:00Comments on The Convener's Blog (Archive): widening the debate on end of life issuesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12505873226527630741noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809475275532388734.post-75144310492292564092010-12-03T18:19:05.786+00:002010-12-03T18:19:05.786+00:00"Those who supported Margo’s Bill need to kno..."Those who supported Margo’s Bill need to know that their concerns have not been taken lightly" -- really? They've been silenced in the Kirk's publications, they've only selectively been asked to give evidence by the (biased) Holyrood committee, they've been told by the church that their opinion was 'a sin', Church & Society explained that their faith was not compatible to Christian faith. I'm sorry, words like 'selective hearing' or even 'hypocrisy' come to mind. Widening the debate? If a one-sided pro-life lobby is a synonym for 'debate'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809475275532388734.post-57320198624471190122010-12-03T13:30:34.754+00:002010-12-03T13:30:34.754+00:00Personally I'm disappointed the bill failed. T...Personally I'm disappointed the bill failed. There should be an option for people to choose to end their lives - their own lives, not those of others. There should be a ceremony to mark their passing so that they can have some control and dignity in their death. I have worked in a ward where people were dying and for some, the choice would have been a blessing. They might not have chosen to do so, but the knowledge that the option was available could have been a blessing. People of faith would seldom choose, but for people of faith to impose their personal beliefs on others is fundamentally wrong, in my opinion. I thought the bill was well thought through; there were ample safeguards built in; no doctors would have been forced to help if they didn't want to and it was a well-defined personal choice. It's a shame that choice has been taken away from those who perhaps do not believe in any sort of merciful God as they die slowly, painfully and in fear of the next spasm. Pain relief is NOT always the answer. Someone dying in respirtory distress cannot be helped by pain relief.Jackynoreply@blogger.com