Petition Legalise Euthanasia

Suicide in the UK today, how does it happen? Firearms, co-proxamol poisoning ,self-poisoning and not to mention hanging. These methods are usually messy and leave the victims with their last moments of life being full of pain and misery. Why do this when death can be quick and painless?

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Due to anti-gun laws being in force there is no real quick and painless way of committing suicide. Death via heights is often messy and public which may not be the way some may want to end their lives as those few seconds between jumping and ground contact is filled with a grim expectation with contact with the ground, not to mention if they land feet first they will experience their body being physically crushed, as opposed to the sister of death via sleeping pills, euthanasia.

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House of Commons debates assisted dying bill

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106476

At 9.30am today (Friday 11 September), the House of Commons will debate the assisted dying bill. It's the second reading, so the debate will be on the general principals of the bill.

The summary of the bill is: "A Bill to enable competent adults who are terminally ill to choose to be provided with medically supervised assistance to end their own life; and for connected purposes."

The bill is not a government bill, but a private member’s (a backbencher’s) bill, introduced by Rob Marris MP.

After the debate, MPs will vote to decide if it will go through to the next stage in Parliament.

You can find out more and follow the progress of the bill, including the full text of the bill on this page:
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/assisteddyingno2.html

You can watch the debate on Parliament TV: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons

You can find out how to attend the debate: http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/watch-committees-and-debates/debates/

You can follow the House of Commons on Twitter: @HouseofCommons

Date closed 28 February 2016
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