This Bill has arrived at our doorstep, and we have done nothing. To be at a place where our own government will fund the killing of our most vulnerable – and who will face immense pressure to make this "decision" – is a disgrace. The claim is that this is only for those with six months left to live and no one else. But we all know the reality of what opening up this particularly insidious can of worms will lead to.
In Canada, despite no democratic vote on the matter, their judiciary suddenly decided that not having a right to kill yourself in a way that is visually more comfortable for others was against their constitution. They of course drummed up the usual narrative, claiming safeguards will be rigorous and the scope small. Though inevitably, after such a clear and steady proclamation, they have been on a hard and fast mission to rip down all safeguards that stand in their way in the name of the ability to kill as many as they can.
