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Christian Insitute – March 18, 2020<\/p>\n
Academics in Scotland have been criticised for suggesting that legalising assisted suicide would financially benefit the NHS.<\/p>\n
Ethicist Dr David Shaw and healthcare economist Professor Alec Morton say it would be \u201cirresponsible not to consider\u201d the economic costs of denying assisted suicide.<\/p>\n
Dr Gordon Macdonald, Chief Executive of Care Not Killing, called the report \u201chighly disturbing\u201d.<\/p>\n
Dr Macdonald said: \u201cVery quickly the argument moves from that of personal autonomy to doctors and nurses making value judgments about the quality of other people\u2019s lives while seeking to save money and tackle so-called \u2018bed blocking\u2019 in health services.\u201d<\/p>\n
He cited the situation in the US states of Oregon and Washington, where \u201ca majority of those ending their lives cite fear of being a burden on their families and finances.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have also seen cancer patients denied life-saving and life-extending treatments due to their cost but offered the drugs to end their lives\u201d.<\/p>\n
The study claimed legalization would be positive, as helping some patients to kill themselves would free up resources for other patients.<\/p>\n
The researchers also said the controversial practice should be legalized because where patients die naturally, their organs deteriorate and are less likely to be viable for transplant.<\/p>\n
In the Netherlands and Belgium it is already possible for organs to be donated following an assisted suicide.<\/p>\n
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