leonj

For which 'Leader' did you witness the most argument internally?

In hindsight, which Leader within the last 10 years took a position that you most regret?

Who/what causes the most friction against the easing of these planning regulations?

You prominently acknowledge the potential for abuse, and you suggest sensible safeguards, but I am still not clear on the kind of safeguards that can specifically address the issue of profit. In a country without an NHS, if the patient and his/her family has no money to pay for ongoing treatment, this will surely affect their own decisions and those of the people earning a living by providing the health services. Or in the case of a national health service, surely The Economist would expect to see doctors statistically approving more assisted suicides during an economic depression. Is there anything that can temper this?

Let's assume we have a patient that has been declared mentally competent by a doctor. Ok, from here, it seems you would base your support for this patient's right to assisted suicide on their liberty/autonomy (i.e. their personal value judgements), as opposed to any kind of scientific measurement of health/pain to describe a legal threshold. Therefore isn't it arbitrary to mandate doctors as key decision-makers at this point. Why should they have authority here?