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Alf we, the West, ever ask is "What‘s in it act quickly to allow a free vote on the issue of euthanasia. While this promise is a step forward, there is still a strong possibility that the MPs could decide to leave the law in place or could move to amend it only slightly. Such a move would be an intolâ€" erable relapse into the 19th century mindset that creâ€" ated the law in the first place. Doctor‘s used to think it was their duty to preserve liieatnllm,evmnpimthux-dwishsd‘ their patient or, in cases in which the patient cannot results of her long and difficult struggle. At this point, it is unclear what charges if any will result from her death. Those who know the identity of the doctor who assisted her are under no obligation to ie seignte, ts mmoringgnt is in ts prgane, struggles, was present, but there is no evidence that he "assisted" her suicide. In any event, the British Columbia Attorney General has previously released "guidelines" stating that charges will be laid in such cases only when a convicâ€" tion is likely and only when some public good will arise out of pursuing charges. Neither condition appears to have beeri met in this case. To their credit, Prime Minister Chretien and his activist Justice Minister Allan Rock have promised to I hope I live to see the day when the willingness of the supposedly enlightened, peaceâ€"seeking nations of the world to defend and protect a vulnerable nation won‘t depend on anything â€" not politics, not religion, not resources, not trade patterns, not size, not past conflicts â€"â€" nothing, That they are in peril should be enough, no questions asked. Almost 50 years ago, the United Nations promised "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human persori, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and countries than in Germany, our politicians played dumb and did nothing because they didn‘t need Europe‘s Jews for anything. Why should they care if Warsaw or Prague were filled with Jews or Catholics? The Holocaust can be looked at in the same way. The governments of the major Allied nations, it now was doing to the Jews of Central Europe. But with antiâ€"Semitism holding an even stronger grip in Allied ually shifted to one which allows doctors to withhold treatment or "the necessities of life" if appropriate. In some cases, however, more active intervention is required to carry out an individual‘s wish to die. Sue Rodriguez was only the most public example of this gituation. Doctors, nurses, family and friends have been assisting in suicides for many years, but all of them did so with the knowledge that they could face charges for their compassion. Rather than continue to put a cloud over the issue of euthanasia, Parliament should act quickly to strike it from the criminal code. Contrary to the concerns of the opponents of euthanasia, such a move would not lead to an "open season‘" on people with disabilities or those with terminal illnesses. As in the Netherlands, where death with dignity has been a reality for years, there should be regulations to ensure that the practise is not abused to dispose of the "unwanted". Ultimately, it is an issue of who decides when it is permissable to end a life that is no longer tolerable for the person living it. 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