Sadly I doubt it also :(

Surely if you have freedom of travel they can’t stop you leaving (a la abortion situation)? Her husband should just say they planned it all in Switzerland, as you can’t be prosecuted fro breaking the law of your home country in another country where said law does not exist.

the medication provided nowadays ensures very little “pain and suffering” , nobody ‘deserves’ to end a life , anyway what illnesses would be your cut off point ?

I hope you never get a chance to experience what “palliative care” is really like.

I have cared for both a friend & a relative before their death.
Both wanted to live, to the end of their natural lives.
In both cases the palliative care was excellent.
Modern medicine can do much, to greatly ease any pain or discomfort.

You are so ignorant of MS i have a family member with MS she had primary progessive ms and there is no medication or treatnent for this type and she is im constant pain, dont comment on something you know nothing about

I don’t know about MS, – but I do know about other terminal illness.
If you had read my comment, – I have first hand experience of caring for someone with such an illness, and I understand fully the issues involved.
Sorry if I disagree with your viewpoint.
Is it ok with you – if I just express my view, – & my own experience?

Sorry Zoe we got our lines crossed i was replying to comment from freebies ireland above

Thats ok Tom. –
by the the way I fully respect what you are saying , – & I know that as a family member of someone who is ill, how difficult & stressful it is.
Take care & all the best.

It is indeed an exceptional case but unfortunately, if exceptions are made then it’s used as a legal precedent. Not that I’m at all against the “right to die” but hard cases like this make for bad legislation.

So hearbreaking for herself and her family and fair play to them all to continue to pursue this.

Caroline. I dont know if its an exceptional case but it might be the first one of its kind in the state. However if it were a sucessful appeal then many others would be sure to follow. I am not saying that everyone in this situation will want to end their own life, but the lawmakers have to be careful of precedent. Also rushing it through without all the i’s dotted and t’s crossed will lead to poor legislation as Tony Iona says.

So I believe (or maybe hope) that legislation will be made to allow for this, if not now then in the future some time. I fear it may not come soon enough for Marie Fleming, unfortunatly, but I hope I am wrong.

I hope she is she wins her appeal. It would be groundbreaking. She deserves to make her own choice and die with dignity.

I never understand this argument. Because there are some people who might be leaned on to make choices they don’t really want, no one else can have the choice either?

I’m in no doubt that decisions are frequently being taken which will speed up or slow down someone’s death. You’d have to have a very pessimistic view of the world to assume that this is anything other than medical staff doing what they genuinely feel to be right for a specific patient.

So wouldn’t it be better if we could bring this discussion into the open, so that no one has to guess someone else’s intentions or hide what they’re doing. Then we can all die in a dignified way in the manner of our choosing, rather than worrying that our wishes will be ignored. Doesn’t that sound like a more effective way to protect the vulnerable?

Recently the UK, there was huge controversy, regarding the NHS treatment of some terminally ill people.
In some UK hospitals relatives, were concerned at the treatment of patients.
Without the families, – or the patients consent, – fluids & hydration were being restricted leading up to a ‘speeding up’ of death.
This case could POSSIBLY, open the door to such things happening, in the future.
That is not being ‘pessimistic’ – that is the reality.
The judges & courts have to tread carefully here.
They have to balance, compassion for one individual case, but also to consider future ramifications.