1/n In some places, and I think mainly by staff who did not properly understand and apply the LCP. I have a question for you. Suppose I have a terminal diagnosis, I accept it, I know that I am in pain/distress, and I'm not keen on being in pain and distress 'while I die'. So I
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2/n ask my clinicians 'what can you offer to enable me to die more comfortably?', and CRUCIALLY I CONSENT TO what happens next, which will (of course!) probably involve many interventions which were described in the LCP. For you, would I 'still be on the LCP'?
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If I'm dying in agony, and only deep continuous sedation can remove my agony, and I say 'deeply sedate me until I die' do you think that is 'euthanasia' or not?
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1/n Not if you were informed of the risks, and you consented. If the drug promptly killed you, and it was known before administration that it would, that would amount to assisted suicide. If the situation is 'if we do it, you might die sooner' and you say 'fine - do it' then that
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John Clarke Retweeted John Clarke
So far. I'll just leave this unrelated tweet here...https://twitter.com/c7rky/status/951438071492435968 …
John Clarke added,
John Clarke @C7RKYI remember asking questions about when this day would arrive & what should be done about it back in the 1980s. It was so obvious. And I'm no expert, but I could do basic maths. Retirement ages have been raised already. >We are running out of road to kick this massive can down. https://twitter.com/daily_record/status/951363053764988930 …1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
So is this how you see it? (in crude terms): >Hello, Tony Blair? >Yes. >I've got those 2 Birminghams you ordered. Where do you want them? >Hang on. I'll have to make some room.
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