the right to euthanasia - something on the move. news from Scotland

[demoleft]

i'm not religious, completely atheist. but i'd never dream to condition the choices about life and death of a believer - of any other individual.

the same feeling is not shared by the majority of christians probably, who have a weight in our western societies, both cultural and political. indeed, the definition of life, death and body are forced sometimes into legislations of nations that define themselves "laicist".

it happened in italy, recently. the catholic army led by the Pope was backed up by our Premier with a bill "ad personam" in the Eluana Englaro case. (see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7880070.stm )

i hope legal stands change largely in Europe on this tough subject.
as to me - i claim a right to dispose of my body, mostly in a supreme choice like the one in discussion.
i consider this my right sacred - and consider my freedom to adopt it a battle for progressives.

now something is on the move in Scotland. i read this in The Guardian:

'Nurses to discuss assisted suicide proposals with pro-euthanasia MP

The Royal College of Nursing is to meet Scottish MP Margo MacDonald to discuss proposals on legalising assisted suicide after the organisation dropped its five-year opposition to the policy.

MacDonald, who has Parkinson's disease, is planning to introduce a bill to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland in the autumn.

She said discussions with the nurses' organisation would be extremely useful. "The RCN recognises that there is a public mood to deal with choices at the end of life," she told the BBC. "They recognise that their members will be asked by patients about it because very often the relationship between the nurse and the patient is perhaps the closest one."'

the Royal College of Nursing has opposed euthanasia since 2004 but now it adopted a neutral stance, though positions inside the College are almost 50% pro 50% against.

(see the source: The Guardian, http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/25/nurses-assisted-suicide-margo-macdonald )

ciao DUers.

[movonne]

1. The right to choose should be everyone's right...we have more compassion

for our animals that we do for human life..

[demoleft]

2. yes, true. n/t