Dr Henry Marsh, British neurosurgeon, was displeased when the UK Parliament rejected euthanasia three years ago. The good doctor said, ‘Even if a few grannies get bullied into [suicide], isn’t that the price worth paying for all the people who could die with dignity?’
As euthanasia returns to the federal arena, courtesy of an equine exchange between Prime Minister Turnbull and Senator David Leyonhjelm, we should give some thought to those grannies.
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