P-04-671 Legalisation of Assisted Dying
P-04-671 Legalisation of Assisted Dying
This
petition was submitted by Joshua Smith, having collected 154 signatures.
Text of the Petition
As
of the recent vote of no in the UK Parliament I did some research into the
topic. I discovered that 82% of the general public believe that a doctor should
probably or definitely be allowed to end the life of a patient with a painful
incurable disease at the patient's request. People with a terminal illness are
unable to end their life with dignity in the UK, currently having to go to
Dignitas in Switzerland or living out their days in pain, which to me is not
just. I call for the legalisation of assisted dying for those that are
terminally ill. Even if a person has 3 months left to live, that's three months
less pain and suffering. I would like to end with a quote by Brittany Lauren
Maynard whom discovered she had an inoperable brain tumour and chose to end her
life with dignity at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland. Please, help
Brittany's dream come true, so others won't have to endure such painful
suffering. "I want to see a world where everyone has access to death with
dignity".
Assembly Constituency and
Region
• Swansea West
• South Wales West
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 25/01/2016