...impact on the well-being of people to whom one has duties in justice. The point is not merely that 'the death of a person affects the lives of others,...ways and to an extent which cannot be foreseen'." More importantly, it is this. If one is really exercising autonomy in choosing to kill oneself, or...

...reasonably establish the foundation of a policy which would have such serious and widespread repercussions. The death of a person affects the lives of others,...cannot be separated from the interest of society as a whole.14 The purpose of quoting this is not to introduce a debate about euthanasia, but to illustrate...

...diminished and we therefore recommend that there should be no change in the law to permit euthanasia. . . . The death of a person affects the lives of others,...separated from the interest of society as a whole. It is the hope of the present writer that the members of the Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee...

...diminished and we therefore recommend that there should be no change in the law to permit euthanasia. . . . The death of a person affects the lives of others, often in ways and to an exieni which cannot be foreseen. We believe that the issue of euthanasia is one in which the interest...

...we therefore recommend that there should be no change in the law to permit euthanasia.' It went on: We acknowledge that there are individual cases in...cannot be separated from the interest of society as a whole.4 Another reason was the Committee's concern about the dangers of the slippery slope: [W]e do...

...policy (the legalisation of euthanasia) which would have such serious and widespread repercussions . . . the issue of euthanasia is one in which the interest...separated from the interest of society as a whole." (Para 237) 151 The Patient (Assisted Dying) Bill: A joint briefing paper by the Association for Palliative...

...Rabbi: "Despite contemporary society's commitment to individual liberty as an ideal, it recognises that the interest of the individual cannot be separated from the interest of the society at large" (Q 1758). Essentially the same point was made by Ms Hanne Stinson of the British...

...placed on society's interest in the way in which autonomy is exercised and its effect on society: ... dying is not only a personal or individual affair....interest of the individual cannot be separated from the interests of society as a whole. 30 Of course, it could be said, this argument about dying must apply...

...intentional killing', a prohibition considered as 'the cornerstone of law and social relationships'. 'We believe that the issue of euthanasia is one in...interest of the individual cannot be separated from the interests of society as a whole.' 24.10 Deciding about dying 24.11 The deliberate withdrawal of medical...