There is still a risk that someone has been coerced
Imagine a british privatised top yourself service. Perhaps run by one of the care home companies.

Still feeling safe?
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:28, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

fuck no
keep it in switzerland. if they get trusted with fuck loads of gold then I'd trust them with my life/death
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:29, Reply)

I agree with you there, but if we change the law here, it will be done here.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:30, Reply)

So we should pay
for terminally ill people to fly to Switzerland to take their life? The government won't do that. It'll be homegrown or not at all
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:35, Reply)

my reply was flippant.
medical professionals would be better equipped to deal with than the sort of management types at care homes that Bartleby refers to. Naturally it'd be the choice of the person involved whether they took part or not.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:37, Reply)

How would it work if your flight to Switzerland was delayed.
Would you be able to claim compensation from the airline, or would the airline be able to claim compensation from the person who is travelling out there to die as they've kept them alive a bit longer.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:38, Reply)

however
I suspect that flying someone to Switzerland is cheaper than the additional care they might require if they weren't allowed to bump themselves off
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:40, Reply)

So we should measure care on cheapness

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:42, Reply)

you brought up cost
not me.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:43, Reply)

No I brought up the moral implications
of our government flying terminally ill people to another country for death, and concluded they would homegrow it
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:47, Reply)

the fundamental problem is that most people are stupid and/or cunts.
same with every issue
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:49, Reply)