Keywords: ‘prosecuted’ and ‘helping’ and ‘terminally ill’ and ‘dignity’ and ‘how far’ and ‘agree’.
- Personal choice/freedom to be respected
- ‘Dignity’ is a human right
- A measure of compassion and love (which should not be punished)
- Forced to go to a legal country (e.g. Dignitas in Switzerland) – expensive/unfamiliar/suffering
- Not a matter for the State
- Precious time wasted (e.g. legal battles)
- Legal protection from exploitation
- Health professionals know best
- Sanctity of life
- Religious objections
- Always a chance of a cure/new treatments