I have always thought that people should have the legal right to apply to a court of law to have an assisted suicide. That person should be able to convince a judge that it is truely there own free will and that they have not been pressured by anyone to do this. They should also be able to call witnesses, including doctors to give evidence about their quality of life and that their condition is permanent or terminal.
Then, if he is convinced, the judge should be able to give them a legal document that will protect the person or people who assist them in bringing their life to a dignified end. This would remove all of the grey areas that surround this subject and give people real rights about their own lives, and deaths.
It's just common sense really, as Keith said, if it was an animal we would do this out of kindness.
Iain.
