Allow Euthanasia in the UK

I think it is vital that the UK implements Euthanasia as an option for people who are terminally ill, or permanently suffering despite best efforts from doctors. 

We would be prosecuted in the UK for keeping an animal alive in distress and pain, and any person who has had a pet can empathise that sadly, sometimes it is the kindest thing. 

I am 39 in a couple of weeks, from age 10 I've had several physical health problems. The last 2 of which have been utter hell. I have end stage liver disease, (also known as stage 4 Cirrhosis), it is not from alcohol - I didn't drink myself to death. Also after over 2 years of extreme pain and distress, as well as various other symptoms, I've found out I have a curvature in my cervical spine, and a slipped disc at L5 trapping L5 S1 nerve roots, possibly some involvement of degenerative disc disease, but not found that out. 

I write this in utter agony from the back issue which actually causes pain, pins and needles etc in my hip and leg - known as radiculopathy. If you search for it in medical support groups online, people have actually gone and asked their doctors to chop their leg off it is so painful. I suffer terribly with muscle spasms from it, so as well as Tramadol, Nefopam, I'm having to take Diazepam. None of these drugs are a good thing to take when you have the advanced level of liver disease I do. I have been feeling sicker and sicker lately, began stuttering, shaking, all sorts. In preparation I wrote an advanced directive because I do not wish to be saved should anything happen even an accident, because I have no quality of life . Quality is far more important than quantity.

I am now suffering from hepatic encephalopathy, I have blood in my urine, and as well as all the pain with my back I have stomach pains constantly now too. I am sometimes a bit more lucid like now, other times I can't even write a simple text message. In the last few days I've been extremely aggressive, laughing at things and being unable to stop even if the laughing is not appropriate. I don't have day time and night time, just times when I sleep and others when I don't. My mouth is so dry all the time it is really uncomfortable. If I chose to I could have treatment which would help with this, however I did an advanced directive so that should I lose capacity (which I often am right now), my wishes must still be legally adhered to. 

I have over the last 2 years tried several times to end my own life, and euthanise myself. Sadly despite many close calls I've not succeeded, mainly because I don't want to die alone, so have gone to hospital just so I'm not, but of course that meant that they HAD to treat me. I am currently taking up a bed in a mental health rehabilitation unit, and while I  do have Bipolar disorder and Complex PTSD, they are not the issues behind why I am here, it is all my physical health. I wanted to just be able to go by falling asleep, but I'm not allowed the one piece of kindness another human could show right now, because It would land them in heaps of trouble. 

I understand there would absolutely need to be extremely rigorous testing,  and evaluation of a person by more than one doctor. They must be assured nobody is forcing this decision upon them, for either monetary gain, or because that person or their relative finds them too much of a burden. This absolutely must be the person's own decision and much but be be backed my medical facts and the wants of the patient. I do not see that this is impossible though, other Countries have implemented euthanasia, and have managed to do so without any problems. 

If you, or someone you loved was suffering ever single day, would you not want to have the option to say enough is enough? I know some people think it is dangerous territory, and could be used in the wrong way, but I strongly believe that it is workable with the right strategy in place. 

Please sign this petition in support of making Euthanasia legal in the United Kingdom, thank you.