I have just received the November Journal here in Australia and was incensed to read the letters against assisted suicide and euthanasia and cheering the decision of the College. What right do the writers have to decide that my life should be prolonged against my wishes? Is it an edict of their mythical God? As for suffering being good for you – I did not spend years training to relieve suffering in order to be able to say to patients ‘You suffer a bit chum, it's good for you.’ I do not believe it would have been appreciated. Perhaps I should have gone to theological college?
- © British Journal of General Practice, 2006.