Half of the Brits say they would consider helping their beloved one die if they became terminally ill, the Metro reveals.
Most of the people oppose the present law banning assisted suicide. The Royal College of Nursing officially changed its policy recently and no longer opposing the right to die.
An exclusive Metro/Harris poll reveals that half of the Britons would consider helping a friend or family member die if they were terminally ill and wanted to end his/her life, but only 18 per cent said they would not.
According to the Sunday Sun, it previously reported that Since Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chancellor tried to relax the law on Associated Dying, however Opposition to changing the law comes from all parts of the society.
The majorities of the medical profession are opposed, and so are all the faith groups in this country, the Sunday Sun reports.
The Bishop of Newcastle, the right reverend Martin Wharton said he agreed with the prime minister who said that allowing assisted suicide would place intolerable pressure on sick or elderly people to agree to end their life.
He argued he believes in controlling and killing the pain, but not the patient. He believes people in this country must never abandon the vulnerable and must never treat the suffering by ending the sufferer’s life.
He believes people should get on with working for patients to live as well as possible until a natural dignified death.
Back to the Metro report, it says after the revelations came out from the exclusive Metro/Harris poll, campaigners for the right to die welcomed the result.
They are calling for a swift change in the law, though again, critics were worried that the elderly and vulnerable could feel pressured into committing suicide.
Jo Cartwright, from campaign group Dignity in Dying, said: “The law is clearly out of step with public opinion. This poll uniquely shows this is a choice the majority of people want for themselves and would risk their liberty to provide for others.”
Nevertheless, Independent MP Andrew Pelling has campaigned against legalizing euthanasia, and said people would feel ‘pressured’ into dying instead of felling like ‘burden’.
The Croydon Central MP agreed with Andrew Pelling and went on to say that “Many people worry about being a burden to their families and doctors.
“It would be very sad if such people did not believe they were deserving of the care and attention which can prolong their lives in comfort.”
The Metro also reports that the House of Lords rejected proposals which would allow relatives to help terminally ill people travel abroad to die.
Assisted suicide is a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
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