Terry Pratchett on assisted dying

Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett speaks to the British Humanist Association about assisted dying. Terry Pratchett is a Distinguished Supporter of the BHA.

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• euthanasia
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[cthulhex]

Terry Pratchett & BHA. This video is the intersection of two favourites of mine. Profound topic and emotional given the circumstances, simply awesome BritishHumanists, thank you for this.

[Pa1impsest]

Thank you Terry for your thoughtful and sensible comments.

[stradeybar]

@imasinnerimasaint I appreciate his point; I may have been harsh in my criticism. I’ve been a caregiver. I’ve seen lots of people die in the context of modern palliative care. None who have died without dignity. What do you consider ‘dignity’ to be? I too am frightened of losing control. But I also realise that I can’t always be in control and that there are things in this world that are kind of incomparable to my experience, like the principle of never directly killing anyone

[irrenderNarr42]

i feel that his opinion with assisted dying is in some case linked with his opinons about alzheimer, atleast because he has alzheimer him self. anyway i hope that this truns out not "to" bad for him and his family.

[Brady2k10]

@2BarKawi ive removed the comment, i dont like being drawn back to this video so please no one reply to this, all ill say is that im in no position to judge here and i wont.

[2BarKawi]

@Brady2k10 What "Process" do you speak of? The process of suffering from an incurable disease, or being paralysed? And if you're some religious twat, you should fuck off and not reply.

[elzakrasz]

I completely agree w/Sir Prathchett:if your dog were to suffer a condition,in dire pain,w/no hope of recovery,everyone would tell you to do the "humane thing" and end his suffering.Why is it that we cannot be allowed to do the "humane thing" for fellow humans,or even to decide it for ourselves?Our loved ones and we ourselves are forced to endure sometimes years of pain and misery because of someone's "slippery slope" horror story of healthy teens being put to sleep by their doctors?Insane+cruel.

[imasinnerimasaint]

@stradeybar You've never been a caregiver, have you?

[Jcolinsol]

I'm more of a radical than Pratchett, I just think anybody should be allowed to off themselves anytime. And, just to clarify the question of assisted suicide, if we already allow abortion, it seems reasonable to me that the old and infirm should be fair game as well. Hell, logically, if we're going to allow AS and abortion, we should just legalize murder in general.