Holyrood is consulting on legislation for assisted suicide in Scotland. The debate will intensify later this year when the Health Committee completes its public call for views and begins hearing oral evidence. The need for hard questions about how it could ever possibly be implemented cannot be emphasised enough.
My experience in caring for older, frail people and people with dementia makes me think that this is the wrong path for Scotland. The dangers are clear when you consider the practical and ethical problems of applying a law that permits you to end someone’s life, especially if the people involved have dementia, or are afraid of the condition.
