Health Care Insanity

" Roberts' decision was "appalling" and "disgraceful," and he called Justice Roberts "a creature of the Washington establishment, a creature of the notion that government is the center of the universe.""

"Buttercup, Toronto, ------ you have hit the nail on the head. However it is not the medical or nursing professions to blame here, it is THE LAW, MADE BY PARLIAMENT . We treat animals better than humans in that when all hope of recovery is gone they are peacefully put to sleep. Not forced to suffer and die by centimetre . Switzerland has the right idea with Dignitas, and the sooner we follow suit, the sooner we will have reduced pressure on the caring professions. "

"A government-commissioned report released on Tuesday has recommended that France allow doctors to "accelerate death" for terminally-ill patients who want to end their lives. French people overwhelmingly support medically-assisted suicide, with an October poll showing 89% in favour."

"AFP - Belgium is considering a significant change to its decade-old euthanasia law that would allow minors and Alzheimer's sufferers to seek permission to die. The proposed changes to the law were submitted to parliament Tuesday by the Socialist party and are likely to be approved by other parties, although no date has yet been put forward for a parliamentary debate. "