Who should have the right to die?
In the wake of the case of a British couple committing suicide with the help of a Swiss euthanasia clinic, BBC News Online asks two campaigners for their views. Dominica Roberts, spokesman on euthanasia for the Pro-Life Alliance, thinks assisted suicide is wrong under any circumstances. ” Suicide is not punishable by law because it’s not possible to punish people who have killed themselves. But when a healthy person tries to commit suicide we all rally round to help. The family of Mr and Mrs Stokes say they weren’t terminally ill and I’m sure they could have got help from them if they’d asked. And in Switzerland it’s a crime to help able-bodied people commit suicide and I hear the Swiss police are investigating this case. I think there is something nasty under the surface with all these euthanasia cases. Anybody can understand somebody being suicidal but shouldn’t agree their life is worthless. People should support hospices and campaign for better pain relief where it’s needed. Not al
