"They claim that it is proof of the possible dangers of any change in the suicide laws such as the former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill which is due to return to Parliament for detailed scrutiny on Friday. The bill would allow terminally ill patients judged to have no more than six months to live and a "settled intention" to end their lives to be prescribed a lethal dose of drugs if two doctors agree.""One in 10 British people believe elderly people should be offered a "reward" if they opt for assisted suicide, new polling suggests. Anti-euthanasia campaigners said the finding was "chilling" evidence of deep-seated prejudice towards older people from a small but significant minority of the population."
"Members of the House of Lords are due to consider 175 separate possible amendments to the bill, which was debated by peers in July, aimed at tightening up possible safeguards. The polling, by ComRes, was commissioned by the disability campaign group "Not Dead Yet" and the anti-assisted suicide alliance, Care Not Killing."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/assisted-dying/11213869/Elderly-should-be-rewarded-for-choosing-assisted-suicide-say-one-in-10-Britons.html?fb
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