MPs have voted 330 to 275 in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

[@ljdasilva3139]

I thought they had already introduced the 'Assisted Dying Bill' when they cut the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. It's a cruel world.

[@ChrisJohnson-x1x]

Have you noticed that Labour only seem to be going after the people who didn't vote for them? Pensioners, Farmers, Landlords etc etc. But Teachers, quote unquote refugees, foreign Nurses,Train Drivers etc, they all get pay rises.

[@gutsbiker]

My wife was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2016 and was told there's no hope, go home and get your things in order. They signed her up for hospice care. She is still here today with no sign of her cancer returning. The doctors aren't always right!

[@andrewhotston983]

Glad to hear it.

[@rogerthatt7217]

Excellent news.

[@johnwilliam1945]

THE GOV WANT THIS SO LESS CARE AND DRUGS ,,,,,MONEY,,, AGAIN

Pleased for you both

[@Occident.]

Wow that's fantastic. 👍

[@henryroot4381]

Another WEF policy being implemented...

[@muttley4731]

Yes, another method of population reduction.

[@Paratus7]

Spot on.

[@HereIam-rg3vy]

🤪

[@bestcomsystems4458]

By Reform? They mostly voted in favour

[@henryroot4381]

Reform are as bad as the rest...

[@charliesmithers7663]

I am i the process of caring for my dying mother. She is suffering mental anguish as she is aware of her fate. The lack of treatment she recieved in hospital is dusgusting. Passed from pillar to post because they deem her an annoyance. But i would in no way give permission to the so called professionals who would make these decisions. They are totally inept. We are infected by people who come from countries where life is cheap & the politicians have adopted this mantra. They have decided our elderly who built & contributed to a previously high trust & functioning society must pay the untimate price. Not in a million years. Despicable

[@kategwynne4658]

You have this all wrong, I'm afraid. A person has to have mental capacity AND a terminal illness diagnosis. This law DOES NOT apply to the elderly and frail, or others who may want shot of them. Read the Bill and see for yourself.

[@Teapot333]

I feel for you 🙏🙏

[@MichelleyB-zk3eh]

​@@kategwynne4658 good news for you! God protects children and idiots. Otherwise I am afraid you would be first in line to be " unburdened " by old age or infirmary, all the while yammering on how it couldn't possibly be happening.

[@johnwilliam1945]

THIS LAW IF PASSED, APPLYS TO WHAT THEY WANT, WAKE UP

[@johndaarteest]

@@kategwynne4658 Not yet it doesn't 😐

[@therainbowgulag.]

This one NHS service that will be exclusively available to Working Whitey 😂😂

[@sparkswain2820]

100% correct! I bet the ads for will cater exclusively to Caucasians.

[@Xenophon1]

Woke whitey would be acceptable.

[@alienfish8521]

​@@sparkswain2820They already had ads for it and surprise surprise every person on the ads were white.

[@craigwilliams6734]

Ha ha! Very, very true…we are under attack!

[@jonb4248]

It’ll be mandatory 😅

[@A.Mardle]

Dr. Harold Shipman endorses Keir Starmer.

[@Occident.]

Shipman enjoyed a Friday night feast.

[@jonathanj.7344]

Christie says "I've had medical training.....In the war you know...."

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

Starmer will be responsible for far more deaths than Shipman ever was, if he isn't already.

[@kategwynne4658]

Assisted Dying will be a choice. Otherwise it's murder.

[@KarenG.-qs7wc]

If Shipman was alive Starmer would put him forward as the Assisted Dying Tzar.🤨

[@DhimmiSausageStarmer]

I’m happy to “assist” Starmer

[@Teapot333]

Join the queue 😂😂😂😂

[@tracycritchley9471]

I'm Spartacus

[@Truebritify]

It's a slippery slope. Who would trust doctors and judges in this two tier country to do the right thing? Not I.

[@Raven4508]

Especially if they are paid for each person , like when they were dishing out the jib jabs.

[@patrickpatrick1733]

@@Raven4508 Money-grabbing shitehawks, the lot of 'em as far as i'm concerned.

[@brundelfly1]

Pretty depressing that they'll wave this through, while not funding palliative care in any substantial way.

[@incurableromantic4006]

They've now got a strong incentive to cut palliative care to "encourage" more people to take the quick way out. It's terrifying.

[@incurableromantic4006]

@@massivehero4871 You trust them to tell you the truth? I don't. Not after Covid.

[@Bellicosy]

@@massivehero4871You may be fortunate, in the sense that the bill will still be applied sparingly. Someone 30 years your junior, may not be so. They may simply be condemned to an early grave. (When you say old, I am assuming that you mean of age to accept a pension, whether you are this or not, to make a general point)

[@brundelfly1]

@@massivehero4871 It's not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing with the principal of AD. Putting this legislation through at a time when our health service is already on its rear end and without the Government funding palliative care (hospices operate nearly entirely on charitable donations) is a recipe for disaster and a clear indication of Government's skewed priorities.

[@MarkHarvey-uh8oc]

I nominate Starmer to be first recipient of this bill.

[@johnwilliam1945]

I SECOND THAT

[@bestcomsystems4458]

How about Lee Anderson and Richard Tice and Rupert Lowe of Reform who voted in favour?

[@Xenophon1]

Start a petition. 🤣

[@markymark3572]

Right, so what you're saying is that should he get a terminal illness (I personally wouldn't wish that on anyone), he should be given the choice of having his life ended? What would that prove exactly?

[@markymark3572]

@@MarkHarvey-uh8oc Why?

[@BrummyCath]

It will become increasingly frightening to be ill in Starmer's NHS

[@DavidSmith-op8ix]

Couldn't agree with you more.

[@AlexP1-y4g]

At least given the circumstances, you'd probably of kicked the bucket long before you even got an appointment

[@davidhull2060]

Unless you're an illegal third-world migrant, raddled with Aids and need £200k worth of drugs every year....they will be alright.

[@FFS704]

It will become increasingly frightening to be a native-born Englishmen in Starmer's dictatorship

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

Absolutely terrifying when I think of my parents. We are immigrants from South Africa and in SA and the US we know that Christians would stop this . But there are no Christian’s in the Uk with any influence.

[@AJ-hi9fd]

Who’s going to do the deed? I’m a registered nurse I’m not a murderer.

[@carolramsey6287]

Like NHS staff who refused the Covid jab you'll be sacked if you decline to help them on their way

[@Ray-zu4mt]

That’s the big question who will decide. Doesn’t this whole thing go against the Hippocratic oath. 🤔

[@lodg1e]

I wonder if they'll offer a bonus as an incentive.

[@AnnieH-1]

Plenty are still giving the 💉 despite the concerns.

[@JillLawton-zt8me]

The patient

[@joinedupjon]

I think simon has understated the speed with which this will take off, I dont think it'll be decades before tens if thousands per year are being 'assisted'

[@nickmiller76]

At 72, I may well be able to "get the benefit" myself. Thanks Starmer you piece of excrement.

[@Lawtasaj]

look after your own families....do not put your parents in care homes

[@britpackdog4545]

Sometimes you really have no choice

[@ant7936]

And look after _yourself_ Keep fit, eat well, avoid medications!

[@lorddevonshire6382]

My mum has gone into a care home this year. Do you think the staff might actively be trying to harm the residents? It's a shocking thought, as she's paying through the nose for it.

[@britpackdog4545]

@ant7936 that's a big ask 🤣

[@JP-lk2qs]

@@ant7936I wish it was possible to eat well as food is packed with chemicals

[@HaiLsKuNkY]

My grandma had a heart attack in 2018. She was taken to the hospital and was due to be given a pacemaker, but suddenly, the hospital said she had C. diff. She was placed in isolation while they tried to treat the C. diff. She was then given three weeks to live. The hospital pumped her with so much medication and refused her water, etc. We didn’t know this because she was in isolation. She was still alive six weeks later, despite being treated like someone overstaying their welcome. She was moved to a hospice, where she lived for another six weeks. However, when she was moved to the hospice, there were no traces of her ever having C. diff. She could have lived if she had been given a pacemaker, but the hospital made the decision that she wasn’t worth it.

[@guitardee1]

It’s called the Liverpool pathway. I cared for an elderly gentleman whose kidneys had failed and the family were persuaded to let the hospital deal with it this way. No dialysis for him, he’s old. They brought him back home a week later, inserted a morphine pump He died in my arms four hours later. I was his paid carer, no relative of his, but I cried my heart out. RIP Bill

[@box1007]

What is C. Diff?

[@andrewhotston983]

That happens all the time, because resources are finite. There are loads of drugs that the NHS won't buy because they're too expensive. You have to draw the line somewhere.

[@TheAsa1972]

@@guitardee1 You are just like a spreadsheet to them hit so many points on it and they kill you off But if you tell them that you want the drugs that are giving to them signed off by a Dr and you want the list their attitude changes because then someone can be held personally responsible

[@Bampybear]

They are disgusting

[@toddbellows5282]

Providing healthcare to illegal immigrants is more important than providing it to the elderly native first peoples of Britain.

[@everest9707]

Not just the elderly. Those over 18...

[@paul66990]

​@@everest9707🎉

[@Edith-t4j]

The only people that are needed, and it is now so obvious are the ones shown in tv ads and displayed on advertising posters.

[@PC1974]

@toddbellows5282 I would guess this shite government's thinking is it's easier to legally kill off terminally ill people than have them claiming benefits until they die.

[@GBPaddling]

Doctors and Judges?.............Such trustworthy individuals, along with MPs, Councillors. Teachers, Police Officers, Football Referees etc.......😵

[@Bellicosy]

When you recount the knowledge that in a generation or so the judges shall all hold values alien to British culture, being condemned in this way is a frightening thought. In other cultures, people are more happy to give their lives.

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

Depressing time for UK Citizens .

[@saraandivanevans6881]

I lie awake in bed at night worrying over what is happening to our country especially since the last government came in. But faith in God and prayer can accomplish much so don't give up people.

[@JamesSmith-qy3eu]

It will be offered for people suffering from depression eventually.

[@PC1974]

I can see this law being widely abused by disgruntled relatives.

[@lukekingsland4813]

Has everywhere else

[@kategwynne4658]

How can that happen. Really? Read the Bill and answer again.

[@Fukcfoo]

I have a question. Will insurers pay out on life insurance if the person insured choses assisted dying?

[@MS-Patriot2]

@@lukekingsland4813proof ?

[@PC1974]

@kategwynne4658 Oh, they can put caveats in place, but who's to say there's not a loophole devised to get them out of trouble in that situation. If assisted dying was so simple, how come other countries apart from Switzerland have made it illegal?

[@danielberry1635]

I agree mate - a slippery slope

[@sherbetdab1200]

It'll be Logan's Run next. Grab Jenny Agutter and leg it!

[@rogerthatt7217]

Let's grab Jenny Agutter anyway 😀

[@robertbrown3413]

At her age now she must be in the queue...

[@appledoreman]

@@robertbrown3413 At least we're managing to squeeze some humour out of the situation.

[@Hugh.702]

One of the all time great actresses in my eyes as a teenage boy. Almost always guaranteed that her clothes would fall off on a regular basis.😊

[@rogerthatt7217]

@@Hugh.702 You're absolutely right there. There's no girl more beautiful than an English girl. I love to hear Jenny Agutter speaking - it's almost as good as her clothes falling off.

[@SimonWallwork]

Our bloody MPs can't get anything right.

[@incurableromantic4006]

They're not there to "get things right" - they're there to systematically dismantle this country and turn us into economic zone 406/B. There is no longer any doubt in my mind.

[@John-c1n9t]

They are definitely not ours that is for sure! Voting has not worked we need a reset!

[@udubidub]

55 did

[@BertPreast]

I watched my father in law in agony as he went from bone cancer, and a friend die by inches with ALS/MND. In both cases, death when it finally came was a mercy. However, after how our government and health services acted during Covid, do I trust them not to murder people who may well not be praying for death and may even recover? No way!

[@laurapearson3370]

Just look at Canada

[@appledoreman]

I don't trust relatives either.

[@frankspeakmore7104]

Sad to read. The cases I have seen seemed very honourable and worthy of this bill. This country is in such a bad way with untrustworthy politicians, doctors, family members we just know it's going to be abused.

[@lewisdean22]

Who's the taxi for son? Sorry dad we think it's the best for you, here we've booked your appointment for today .​@@appledoreman

[@GlasPthalocyanine]

You can have a conversation with family about your wishes. The problem is that there are a few horrendous illnesses that most of us wouldn't want to live with. One of those is dementia. At what point in late stage dementia would a patient be capable of informed consent?

[@IN_THIS_DAY_AND_AGE]

One list the NHS will get through efficiently.

They will have the grim reaper on speed dial

[@billienomates1606]

Less pensioners less pensions to pay out, winner winner chicken dinner.

[@NintenDan.2005]

I know it's awful, but that winner winner chicken dinner bit made me laugh!

[@Flyingscotsman66]

Can’t have all them Brexit voting pensioners hanging around, I despair for this country, can’t think of the last time I heard a political decision that I thought was a good idea.

[@JCLewis27]

The UK is making great “progress” at becoming a God-forsaken place.

[@alanmarr3323]

Yes we are moving in the ways of Satan!

[@somebloke13]

@@alanmarr3323 Yes. All driven by Marxist ideology, so you should be happy, you Marxist filth

[@steverooke1717]

Safe&Effective☠️🍻

[@jdjones4825]

Lol / 😢

[@annchabassol5804]

I'm 69. If I were in Great Britain I would try to make it to 100 just to annoy and inconvenience the corrupt government as much as possible. 🤣😂😅

[@michaellawlor5625]

Babies in the womb, old people from winter, now the disabled. The unholy trinity.

[@alanmarr3323]

You are absolutely right !

[@Mary-lx3zs]

💯 %

[@chasleask8533]

Let's extend it to politicians .

[@nicholasmorrill4711]

Ah didums.There seem to be a lot of people around here that hav'nt grown up.

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

@@nicholasmorrill4711 And probably won't be allowed to grow old.

[@6teeth]

But, did most of them not pay tax all their life? Whereas some do not, nudge nudge. So we are giving free healthcare for immigrants who never payed a penny into the system, but old people, who might have payed for 3-40-50 years; no care?

[@stevenedwards2162]

All these ethnic doctors will have a part in the final say, food for thought🤔

[@Occident.]

🎯All part of the plan. Part of the "broom to sweep Europe clean".

[@jackdavidson2612]

As in the past, do all doctors endorse the outlook.Love God and love your neighbour as yourself.

[@AlexDeLarge77]

Not only unclog the system Simon but just think of all the early inheritance tax revenue!

[@sylviadrummond7293]

So glad that you have lent your voice against this sinister and evil bill Simon

[@davidboult4143]

​@@massivehero4871 "the choice"? If you think it will be a choice, then your optimism is commendable.

[@hrtdinasaurette3020]

I’m making my own arrangements for leaving if/when the need arises. Would not dream of trusting the government or NHS to do the right thing by me. I have no intention of spending my last days suffering drawn out misery, abused by unqualified staff, who cannot even speak my language. Our lives are being ruined by malevolent/idiotic people. If humanly possible, don’t let them have control over our deaths too. Meanwhile, like many of us, I pray that I may be granted the blessing of passing in my sleep. 😊❤

[@JillLawton-zt8me]

@@hrtdinasaurette3020 that’s what I wanted for our little dog as he had a bad heart but when his lungs filled with water and the medication couldn’t clear it we let our vet send him to sleep. I held him and talked to him. I wouldn’t have wanted him to be in distress. I wouldn’t want anyone to linger in distress.

[@mrmiller7627]

​@JillLawton-zt8me if you believe the government would have your best interest at heart then you need counselling

[@FindYourOK-Health]

Yep, I agree

[@daveworthing]

Starmer, the WEF's poodle, getting ready to rid our country of "useless eaters".......

[@dpstrial]

First he cuts the winter heating allowance, then promotes assisted dying - making way for our replacement.

[@michaellawlor5625]

Klaus schwabs bitches.

[@parker-ii7fg]

29th November 2024 will, in time, go down as a very dark day in the history of the United Kingdom. As someone with a disability (high functioning autism) I would like to thank the 275 brave MP's who voted with their conscience against this bill. At least they tried. I just really worry where it goes from here.

[@silentunderdog9023]

you need to look at the fabians society and what thay have done in his-story

[@sandramunroe5073]

​@@parker-ii7fgjudges need a few months to decide what a woman is apparently. So what do you expect?

[@lucyallsop88]

I'd have been surprised if this wasn't given the ok. The agenda is clear, even for those who choose not to see

[@cazrealist1]

It's an evil that should have never been allowed

[@seandelap8587]

We know exactly where this is heading

[@chrismith251]

Logan's Run

[@lucyallsop88]

Depop

[@christinemary7101]

Canada

[@Occident.]

Gulag system.

[@incurableromantic4006]

"The future of our beloved NHS depends on you choosing voluntary euthanasia"

[@MarkHutchinson-ry9sz]

Assisted dying began three years ago.

[@lodg1e]

But wasn't as effective as they were hoping for, so now on to plan b.

[@MarkHutchinson-ry9sz]

More jabs coming up.

[@jessiewhyte9729]

even longer, remember the Liverpool pathway?

[@basicconcepts1d]

​@@jessiewhyte9729 That Liverpool care pathway is still used today, in certain circumstances.

[@evansnature1266]

Canada's example. This country is shocking.

[@ronmatthews1738]

I fear Mr Webb is completely correct on this matter. I used to be in favour of assisted dying. I listened to all the warnings of those who opposed it and dismissed them. But the example of Canada changed my mind and now we are going down the same rabbit hole.

[@FEiSTYFEVER]

​@@ronmatthews1738Nobody listened to those who spoke against abortion either, they said it would be a slippery slope, they said it wouldn't stop at life-threatening pregnancies, they said it would have irreparable long-term consequences. No one listened and here we are. Massive population decline, widespread abortion use to 'dispose' of the consequences of a licentious lifestyle.

[@Lava1964]

My 83-year-old father, a cancer patient, was told in July 2022 that he had six months to live. By late August his was bedridden and needed 24-hour care on a professional level. After great persuasion, he agreed to go to a hospice. This meant he would never return to the house he had lived in since 1970, so it was a highly emotional milestone for him. En route to the hospice, he made an offhand remark to the attendants riding with him that he wasn't sure he wanted to live anymore. In accordance with Canadian law, this was brought to the attention of my sister and me. We were told that if he made similar statements, he would automatically be considered for the assisted-suicide program. He never made another such statement, and his life ended naturally a month later. As a general principle, I do not object to a terminally ill person wanting to end his/her life, but I do object that the folks in charge of our health system in Canada seem to be trolling for candidates.

[@kategwynne4658]

@@Lava1964 Were they trolling, or just offering him another choice to consider should he so wish.

[@saraandivanevans6881]

​@@FEiSTYFEVERyes it shouldn't be a form of contraception

[@billienomates1606]

Just look how well that went in Canada.

[@fireflyrobert]

An excellent summary thanks Simon. As one with a Christian belief I am against this change in legislation. One of the ten commandments is "Thou shalt not kill".

[@AngelBaby-cp6kf]

It isn't "killing". Religious hysterics just love to use emotionally charged words.

[@fireflyrobert]

@@AngelBaby-cp6kf "kill" definition - cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

[@basicconcepts1d]

​@@AngelBaby-cp6kf Ask your Life Insurance Company if they will pay out if you unalive yourself.

[@robertkane3649]

I agree, and there will inevitably be ‘mistakes’ made where the elderly with no family and not completely with it, will be ‘offered’ a quick end, this is a bad decision

[@trayccox8223]

Disgusting..

[@billybatts8283]

Anyone you know who voted Labour must be treated with disgust.

[@soothsayer1964]

My parents voted Labour. Since they're both in their late 80s, perhaps I should send an assisted dying application form with their Christmas cards from now on 😁

[@bestcomsystems4458]

Reform mainly voted in favour. But don't let facts get in the way eh?

[@Jemma-x5k]

Of course they would vote for it! It should have been a vote of the public not dirty mp's

[@Michael-sr7zc]

Agree

[@twodogsbob1786]

Allowed. Assisted. Recommended. Suggested. Mandated. Law...

[@tjb3550]

Compulsory

[@FS99999]

advertised manufactured

[@britpackdog4545]

Soilent green. Profit.

[@joline2730]

​@@britpackdog4545 It was SOYLENT Green. When I first watched that film I said : this will happen one day . . I hoped I was wrong ... 😢😢

[@richardshortall5987]

'all for the best' 'they'd have wanted it that way' 'if they weren't in a coma, they'd be suffering'

[@robshaw3655]

one of my gardening customers, an elderly lady, who was still sprightly and doing her garden when i didnt, had a fall, prescribed some meds which sent her doolally. She was put in a care home and I thought that would be that last I saw of her (except visiting) In the home they took her off the meds and within 8 weeks she was back home and still there over a year later and still venturing into her garden. NHS dont always get it right

[@larx4074]

Now that I have turned 70, it looks like I am officially terminally ill......................

[@davidmclachlan6592]

Im over 60 so i keep getting my ' Book your free winter NHS COVID vaccination ' through on my phone, that's one way of getting rid of a few oldies.....

[@Luton-Mick]

I'm 51 and get the same, they're also trying to introduce mRna into the flu jab as well now. They're getting desperate.

[@nicholasmorrill4711]

Are you forced to take it?

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

@@nicholasmorrill4711 That's coming.

[@joline2730]

​@@nicholasmorrill4711 No, at least not yet ... 😏

[@ant7936]

​@@nicholasmorrill4711 I don't turn up!

[@stephfoxwell4620]

I am utterly appalled. These people literally hate us.

[@nicholasmorrill4711]

No they don't.No one is forcing you to do it Steph.

[@stephfoxwell4620]

​@@nicholasmorrill4711Don't believe them Nicholas. This is sinister beyond belief. You are usually sufficiently sceptical and cynical to see the Liberal lies.

[@nicholasmorrill4711]

@@stephfoxwell4620 I am old enough & experienced enough in life to know that I don't want to grow old in agony or in some kind of care home Steph.I would prefer to go when I want to go not when someone else decides it's best.

[@candy-le4nh]

​@@stephfoxwell4620What do you think will happen, Ste? Be specific. LOL 😊

[@spotsterjon74cu]

@@nicholasmorrill4711 at the minute!

[@davidlloyd2583]

Wise words and as you have laid it out, this is exactly what is going to happen.

[@simondavies5444]

Happy Christmas Britons, Remember don’t be a burden. The British Labour Party.

[@harrywood6150]

Can't even get a Doctor, absolutely no chance of seeing 2 😅

[@barrybailiff4002]

I’m sure they will become available very quickly 😢

[@TheAsa1972]

@@harrywood6150 phoned my yesterday the clinic was shut from 12 till 2 for lunch

[@Trebor3450]

They’ll be fighting over who gets the death cert money.

[@paulofsurrey4216]

This bill looks like it has been purposefully made very restrictive, such that there will soon be calls for it to be revised and extended to more and more cases. It is a foot in the door for more and more normalised, medicalised suicide. It is a sad day, one of many such disgraceful days for parliament. After all the sanctimony about protecting the elderly from covid, the people in power reveal how much they really care.

[@Michael-sr7zc]

Maximum Permitted Age not to exceed 30 Years welcome aboard the Carousel

[@liliangunn5737]

I agree, its an abomination. Many sick, old, dying people will be frightened by this. So to all us right thinking people who are put on the position of deciding, we must look after our vulnerable family and let God take them when it is the correct time for the soul to leave the body, do we make murderers of doctors or nurses or encourage sick or ill to commit suicide. It is a very dark time we are living through. Lets shine a light because darkness cannot survive in the presence of light. Love from Glasgow Scotland ❤❤❤

[@northernlights8126]

👏👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@Dosser810]

Sad but not surprising. These people are capable of anything.😡

[@theenglishman8668]

If the end of life bill passes, some of us will be considered expendable.

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

And, henceforth, any of us *might* be.

Most of us.

[@joline2730]

English: I'm hoping all the oldies in the House of Lords will put a stop to this 😢😢

[@jonb4248]

Have, have always been seen as expendable…

[@RonP1.2]

Shock horror the pup pets vote in favour of what their masters wanted - lets make it a close vote so that it all looks genuine to the 🐑

[@RonP1.2]

330 votes ⚖

[@witlesswonderthe2nd883]

33 there again

[@malicant123]

Native Brits may be assured that the NHS "waiting to die list" will see them given top priority.

[@DhimmiSausageStarmer]

British pensioners “assisted” …. along with 100% inheritance tax.

[@Occident.]

Brillient retort.

[@incurableromantic4006]

Yup. Literally the only thing Brits will ever be given priority for.

[@robertbrown3413]

No dieversity in adverts to die - posters already done.

[@davidlove1944]

​@@robertbrown3413direct cremations are always on the box a certain lighter demograph are starring 😮

[@jaybristowe2346]

The slippery slope ALWAYS HAPPENS

[@Godfather-oy2kw]

It’s a slippery slope if ever there was one

[@stephenpriest9847]

Just call it Dr Shipman's Law

[@keithlegge6848]

What is the position when claiming on a life insurance policy. Assisted dying is a form of suicide in that you have died before your time by consent.

[@kategwynne4658]

I'm sure that the insurance companies are capable of sorting that out.

[@LeoRegum]

Many new policies will pay out for unassisted ending if it is at least twelve months after taking out the policy.

[@christiandupille3690]

Starmer wants to harm anyone but the boat people

[@Occident.]

Oy vey.

[@Flyingscotsman66]

🎯

[@harryworth8157]

Plus the Muslims

[@JP-lk2qs]

@@Flyingscotsman66

[@theenglishman8668]

If the end of life bill is passed we will become expendable.

[@Neoentrophy]

They dismiss this argument as a slippery slope "fallacy", which is hilarious given the slippery slope is basically just government policy now.

[@jonnyfrench19]

Believe me, it's even worse in Canada; you can be volunteer (and be immediately accepted) for what's euphemistically called 'assisted death' just for saying you're depressed and 'unresponsive to conventional treatment'. The same will happen in Britain; it's only a matter of time.

[@nickbutler7935]

I wonder how long Starmer will wait before it becomes compulsory???. I wish he would demonstrate the whole process.

[@robertbrown3413]

On himself.

[@incurableromantic4006]

Gotta clear out the pensioners to make way for more diversity.

[@stephenarnold5981]

Absolutely disgusting isn't it !

[@jonnaylor3154]

You're probably onto something their!

[@oldboygeorge7688]

Amen to that 😅😅​@@stephenarnold5981

[@FS99999]

you're about 5 years too late on that one

[@elwolf8536]

Exactly

[@Occident.]

I despise our masters.

[@rogerthatt7217]

It's a pity Harold Shipman isn't around to witness this. The Government must have used his patient notes as a model for this bill.

[@rogernevin7461]

That or Dr.Mengele's. Reminds me of the Laurel and Hardy film when they couldn't pay for their steak dinner's. 'Another two for the Morgue'.

[@rogerthatt7217]

@@rogernevin7461 Yep. That's another fine mess you've got us into Starmer.

[@stoicprepper7171]

Retirement age will be one year past the age the government can declare you would rather be assisted in dying.

[@Occident.]

I have no intention of working past 65. The state will keep me one way or another. Done my bit, 44 years on building sites. Tools down on my 65th birthday.

[@eggyboy123]

We are on the slippery slope to termination over the age of 50

[@JillLawton-zt8me]

Get a grip. You are still paying taxes and paying money into you pension

[@barrygreen9341]

Over 75 makes more sense😂

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

@@barrygreen9341 It makes no sense unless you have the morality of a satanist.

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

@@JillLawton-zt8me You are either naive or a propagandist.

[@The_Custos]

They pushed the clottus shottus on children. Remember?

[@andystreet4022]

Will Labour be opening Euthanasia Units.........a sort of walk in and shuffle off.

[@Occident.]

Just for the indigenous tho.

[@stewartlittle7931]

Yes, they will be known as “gas chambers”. At first they will be small cubicles for individual citizens, then as they become more popular they will be larger for groups of people. These will offer greater cost savings to the NHS.

They will be the new benefits offices

[@Kergrist]

A heartfelt reflective and lamentable piece in The Telegraph from well over 30years ago made such a profound impression on me that I tore it out and kept it for some years in my bedside cabinet. Sir David Steel had written how his abortion law had changed over time to allow practices not originally voted and debated for.

[@Dissident82]

Some people are sick of seeing our country invaded and would like a way out in the future rather than commit atrocities in revenge.

[@peterlatham8165]

Appalling! One can imagine just where this will be going: first the mentally and physically disabled, then the elderly (but, of course, never the illegal immigrants!). AND just think of the pension/care savings! Big Brother will grow hungrier and hungrier. Such commendable philanthropy!

[@stephenpriest9847]

Sir Keir Starmer voted in favour of the Bill Rishi Sunak voted in favour Jeremy Hunt voted in favour That says it all

[@philipbant657]

Completely in agreement Mr Webb.

[@ALEXANDRAMOORE100]

Suicide or murder are a sin. Only God should determine when the life ends.

[@David-hl6mr]

The idea of assisting Esther Rancid to meet her maker I don't find too upsetting, but I fear you are right Simon in regard to the direction this Bill may take.

[@PC1974]

I'd happily pay for the morphine with regard to Rancid.

[@Edith-t4j]

All i can say to Esther is well ''That's Life''

[@Frank75288]

gotta free up housing for the boatmen

[@sharonhyde7735]

I would of thought that thought was a bit silly and a bit OTT! But not nowadays to be honest

[@colinfeltham7293]

While it's true this has a slippery slope potential, the other side of the argument is that many terminally ill people suffer from pain and indignity and would prefer to die sooner with dignity rather than waiting in agony or having to travel alone to Switzerland. We can surely devise a law and means for dying mercifully that does not get abused by greedy relatives or an overburdened NHS!

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Yep agreed.

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

Question: in exchange for utilizing this government 'service,' do you hand over your life savings and all of your property to them? Or has the helpful government already taken care of that in previous legislation?

[@RUSTYVELOX]

If this goes through, then why not have the death penalty reinstated?

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

That is a non sequitur.

[@terrenceroll3848]

In the US the phrase "Safe, legal and rare" was used for abortion but we all know it's about as rare these days as spots on a hyena.

[@dvdbramble]

Poor old us, contributing to a service that we hoped to be looked after in our final years when we really need it. For shame.

[@FindYourOK-Health]

Yep, that is what I was thinking

[@michaelgibson4705]

When the state is involved in the demise of its citizens it is time for the old to worry,When one looks abroad the inevitable “mission creep”will follow.this in my view is the successor to the Liverpool pathway

[@The_Custos]

Democide

[@jimcazador6057]

If MPs think its fine to rip a healthy foetus out of a womb and it has no rights, how will they think about the elderly or disabled, anything the government does turns to chaos and the market getting its nose in. This is a dystopian move.

[@sarahnunns8263]

This again is a slippery slope that get's faster and faster the further it goes. Horrible prospect. 🙄

[@KRAMPUS1933]

The magic "33" again. These people are soooo predictable, and good old Weeb never notices. Funny that...

[@R2D6_10]

What's the difference between Aztecs and the NHS?

[@jackdavidson2612]

One doesn't offer the heart to the sun god, one sells the heart to the highest bidder.

[@BillyBanter100]

Not much.

[@markymark3572]

It's a highly emotional, emotive subject on both sides of this debate. Personally, having watched my dad die of MND, i think people of sound mind, maybe through a living will while they are of sound mind, should be given the choice. Living for the sake of living, when your body stops working but you're of sound mind, or you're in agony, despite the meds, while being eaten away by cancer, a close friend of mine was in this situation earlier this year...I'd rather choose my own way of leaving this life.

[@apokalypthoapokalypsys9573]

As a libertarian, people absolutely do have the right to their own end. It's a case of a broken clock being accidentally right from Labour.

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

Doing so is not illegal, so you have that right Where does a libertarian stand on the state 'fulfilling' this service?

[@kenward1310]

If you're doing the same thing as Canada, rest assured you're doing something wrong.

[@willfromhythe]

Our Leader has advanced from freezing OAPs, to a more efficient method, this is the thin edge of the wedge, next come those who haven't volunteered to save Rachel Freeze money.

[@maxturner3139]

What a terribly sad (and dark) day for the country. Great summary as usual from Simon and I have no doubt it will turn out exactly as predicted.

[@creechrfeechr8094]

Truly a sad day. Watch how quickly this slope will be greased.

[@possumyx]

Indeed. As Simon says, all the watertight checks and balances were supposedly in place for abortion. 10million abortions later and we are busy importing their replacements.

[@NPC--666]

No suprise. Won't be long before the safegaurds come off and 'misson creep' becomes inevitiable.

[@devilscritic]

I was perfectly satisfied with how it was before. Anyone has to read a book written by a doctor to know what I mean. The issue I take with this is 2 days ago it was an even split between what MPs were saying on intentions for the votes and a good number were people that were on the fence. How hundreds of people can vote in favour for a bill of this kind with these kinds of consequences, that they were undecided on hours ago, is beyond me.

[@robertbrown3413]

My 95 year old father had breathing difficulty but was given midazolam, a breathing depressant. The way doctors act during people's final days in well known.

[@Marcel-dx5hl]

This "expansion" is already well advanced in Canada; it is scary.