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Each time the Bill has been brought to parliament it has been turned down, but it's never going to go away and the time has come, once again for a vote and it seems that the result will be closer than ever.
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The decision to allow early termination of death will be made by a High Court Judge following advice from two independent doctors.
Concerns have always been raised that this could put pressure on disabled elderly people to follow the process.
Whilst it will be the MPs that decide the bills fate, consideration will be given when making a decision of the views of the Medical profession, which is fairly divided on the subject, with a survey by the Royal College of Physicians saying it does not believe a change is necessary and the college of nurses being fairly neutral.
The church has taken a fairly firm stance that it is opposed to 'assisted dying', but both Desmond Tutu and the archbishop of Canterbury have both come out in favour of the bill.
The Bill will be debated in the House of Commons on Friday and there is a good chance that this time it will be passed, I am not in favour of excluding illnesses because the person cannot administer the drugs so would like to see an amendment to allow for this.
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