Last day of winter, and I'm glad to leave it behind. Another sunny day, but quite blustery in contrast to yesterday's mild breeze. Temperatures at 12C at the moment, and may rise higher.
It seems to be relatively common for women to give birth on planes, but one lady from Samoa left her newborn baby in the garbage bin in the toilet. Charges are now likely to be brought against the woman involved; she was spotted by airport staff at Auckland as her clothes were bloodstained.
I am pleased to note that a debate has commenced in the UK on the difficult subject of assisted suicide, mercy killing, euthanasia. All descriptions of the same. Helping someone end their life when there is great suffering with no hope of alleviation or improvement. The BBC has a forum thread into the subject which shows the spectrum of opinion.
Personally, I advocate the Dutch model, in force in the 1980s. In such a situation, the patient discusses the subject with their doctor, who then seeks a second opinion. It is ensured that the decision is made by the patient of their own free will, being of sound mind at the time. After the patient is deceased, the death is reported to the procurator as an unnatural death. He will review the evidence and decide not to prosecute if all prerequisites are met.
Happy Ostra, my dear. Yes, Spring is here and life starting to creep from a winters sleep. YaY!
ReplyDeleteI need to get my plants sowed and seeded.
Patient Assisted suicide has been so controversial and in my opinion not taken as seriously as it should be. Being a nurse, Iv'e seen so much suffering. Patients in ICU for months, in excruciating pain, developing bed sores, dwindling to nothing but bones with skin dangling from them. My grandmother died of ovarian cancer. Her saving grace was that she didn't have surgery, chemo, radiation. she swindled, uncomfortably, but not in pain. She was blessed. But, for those who know the end is near and have to endure the pain, my heart is tears to a thousand pieces for them.
yes, I do wish that in these cases, the person could at least have an option.