Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant'
23rd January 2014, 11:09
The plight of Tony Nicklinson, a man with locked-in syndrome that passed away in 2012, was not quite enough to really ignite the debate around someone's legal right to die at a time of their choosing. There was some media attention because of the High Court battle but it subsided pretty soon after his passing.
Luckily, a popular soap gave a fictional character a terminal illness and allowed her to kill herself, so people are interested again...for the minute. I hate that it's taken a crap soap to get the issue somewhere near the table again, but that's the way it is now I suppose. (shit, even The Sun ran a poll where over 70% of the respondants were for euthenasia based on whats-her-names plight on Coronation Street...)
So, your thoughts on euthenasia / suicide, please.
Luckily, a popular soap gave a fictional character a terminal illness and allowed her to kill herself, so people are interested again...for the minute. I hate that it's taken a crap soap to get the issue somewhere near the table again, but that's the way it is now I suppose. (shit, even The Sun ran a poll where over 70% of the respondants were for euthenasia based on whats-her-names plight on Coronation Street...)
So, your thoughts on euthenasia / suicide, please.