Rejected petition We wish for Tony Niklinson's legacy to live on and for assisted suicide to be debated in the House of ommons

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Tony Niklinson tried hard to get assisted suicide legalised but, passed away before it was debated.

We now want his legacy to live on and for assisted suicide to be debated in the House of Commons.

We take our sick animals to a vet and if the vet decides there is nothing he/she can do, the animal is put to sleep. Failure to "do what is best for the animal" may result in prosecution for the owner yet, we allow humans to suffer.

This cannot be right.

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Date submitted 26 August 2012
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