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Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:45 pm**

There is already a proposition for a replacement euthanasia bill, however, I believe that we can both further improve the human rights delivered by the bill and restrict the process as to stop abuse without affecting national sovereignty.

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:06 pm**

People Who Say Ni wrote:2. Any patient which requests the administration of euthanasia must be an adult free from mental instability or mental illness.

At least in the emergency medical field, an individual who is suffering distracting pain is not considered a reliable patient for a number of things, one of which being accurate determination of mental state, which would fall under mental instability. By that definition, this precludes those who suffer debilitation painful terminal illness from receiving euthanasia. Besides, it would be easy to determine individuals facing a terminal illness to be mentally unstable, by virtue of the stress of facing one's morality.

Guess what I'm trying to get at is that it has too large a loophole, as written. Nations could easily outlaw euthanasia should this pass in its current form.

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:08 pm**

People Who Say Ni wrote:MANDATES that all WA-member nations allow those with a terminal illness to request to undertake the process of voluntary euthanasia and have it administered.

This clause should be removed, as the World Assembly should not mandate that all member nations legalize euthanasia.

Posted: **Sat Dec 21, 2013 2:43 pm**

Auralia wrote:
People Who Say Ni wrote:MANDATES that all WA-member nations allow those with a terminal illness to request to undertake the process of voluntary euthanasia and have it administered.

This clause should be removed, as the World Assembly should not mandate that all member nations legalize euthanasia.

Maybe remove it and put in a clause about not restricting travel for such purposes. We do agree with Auralia, though, that the WA shouldn't force nations to leagalise euthanasia if they don't want to.

Posted: **Sat Dec 21, 2013 2:51 pm**

Rotwood wrote:
Auralia wrote:
This clause should be removed, as the World Assembly should not mandate that all member nations legalize euthanasia.

Maybe remove it and put in a clause about not restricting travel for such purposes. We do agree with Auralia, though, that the WA shouldn't force nations to leagalise euthanasia if they don't want to.

Thirded.
Also, against. I feel that my nation can pass laws on it's own regarding euthanasia, thank you very much.

Posted: **Sat Dec 21, 2013 4:37 pm**

I probably won't submit it, then. There's already a decent proposal on euthanasia anyway.

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[Draft] "Restrictions On Voluntary Assisted Death"

[Draft] "Restrictions On Voluntary Assisted Death"