The debate about legalising assisted suicide has compassion on both sides.
There’s the compassion that focuses on the individual. And there’s a wider, deeper compassion that asks, “What’s best for everyone in society?“
Everyone deserves a dignified death
We don’t lose dignity because we have an illness or disease or we need looking after in a difficult situation. We respect people’s dignity by caring for them well. Lack of dignity comes when we are not being looked after and don’t get the care we need.
Politicians have a duty of care to all their constituents.
They should not pass laws that put them at risk. We need to find an alternative way forward that’s best for everyone?
There are key issues which everyone must think through.