Friends & family consequences of assisted dying

Reading: Assisted dying: first-hand accounts of what it’s like to help a loved one die, The Conversation, 23 July 2024.

I’ve supported Dignity in Dying for a whille. Just in case, as a last resort, if I need it. But what about the impact on others?

The current (UK) fears of prosecution lead to complexity: 

Ultimately, like many of the close relatives and friends we have spoken to, Marjorie was glad to have been able to support her mother’s wishes. But she concluded that the logistics, secrecy and effort were far more than a dying person and their family should have to organise.

And on the medical side:

On the day you perform the euthanasia, it’s very important to have somebody to [go out with in the evening]. It is not normal and it has a lot of impact […]

So:

If the law changes in the UK to permit assisted dying, we need to find a solution which both protects and supports the person requesting it – but also friends, family members and healthcare workers.