Ham Street
Ham
Richmond
Surrey
TW10 7PN
13 January 2015
Mr Jeremy Hunt
Health Secretary
64 Park Road
Cambridge
CB3 1CP
Dear Mr Hunt,
I am writing in response to an article I have read, published in ‘The Independent’ on the 13th of March 2012, written by Jerome Taylor talking about the case of Tony Nicklinson ,a man suffering of “locked in” syndrome and is fighting for his right to die. In the article it explains that Mr Nicklinson is suffering and doesn’t want to live anymore as his life has become “miserable”. I am personally for him and think he should be allowed to die as he is suffering and it is his own personal choice. In this letter I will be explaining and exploring in more detail my point of view of the argument.
In the article it explains that Mr Nicklinson’s legal team had found a slight loophole in the law, stating that the current common law definition of necessity could allow Mr Nicklinson’s life to be terminated with the help of someone as he is physically unable to do it himself. Justice Charles said that their case was “arguable” and should be reviewed by the …show more content…
What is the difference between putting dawn a suffering animal, refusing treatment or turning of a life support machine to euthanasia? In a harrowing statement send to the court, Mr Nicklinson said that his life has become “intolerable” and that if he had his time again, and knew then what he knows now, he would not have called an ambulance and let nature take its course. I agree with him and feel it is preposterous that he is being forced to live and suffer when he doesn’t want to and knows what he wants. I feel he should be allowed to be euthanized; the court should be able to decide if someone can die or not, the life is theirs and they can take it away if they want