As I recall, That's Life was mostly a consumer programme, where people sent in their gripes about duff products or services (the latter disproportionately at the behest of British Gas) interspersed with humorous bits, notably Cyril Fletcher's Odd Odes and a dog who could say "sausages".
It was indeed a Saturday evening institution, and now I'm feeling old.
I hadn't thought of Stilgoe for years. Upon reading his name, I was surprised that he hadn't been mentioned in this game before as one recently departed. Glad he's still with us; always enjoyed his contributions in Countdown.
Am I the only one to find the programme's title, 'That's Life'now deeply ironic? Especially given Ranzen's support for euthanasia.
Has anyone yet mentioned Cyril Fletcher?
Was she in favour of euthanasia or assisted dying? There is an important difference.
What is it?
Assisted dying is always entirely at the request of the patient, while I understand the initiative for euthanasia is taken by another person, although (it is hoped) for the patient’s benefit.
Was she in favour of euthanasia or assisted dying? There is an important difference.
What is it?
Assisted dying is always entirely at the request of the patient, while I understand the initiative for euthanasia is taken by another person, although (it is hoped) for the patient’s benefit.
Ah, Wikipedia seems to look at “by request of patient” as a subset of the broader category:
“Euthanasia is categorised in different ways, which include voluntary, non-voluntary, and involuntary.[6] Voluntary euthanasia is when a person wishes to have their life ended and is legal in a growing number of countries. Non-voluntary euthanasia occurs when a patient's consent is unavailable, (e.g., comatose or under a persistent-vegetative state,) and is legal in some countries under certain limited conditions, in both active and passive forms. Involuntary euthanasia, which is done without asking for consent or against the patient's will, is illegal in all countries and is usually considered murder.“
If I can respond to the comment on my comment: MAID (in Canada, and I assume other places) is available only at the request of a patient who is fully capable of making that request, and only with the approval of their physician. I asked for clarification of this at a seminar for cancer peer support mentors, and was told that the cause of death recorded on the certificate is the underlying condition already leading to imminent death; it is not suicide. As I understand it, euthanasia would not require the patient's consent and is neither voluntary nor suicide.
If I can respond to the comment on my comment: MAID (in Canada, and I assume other places) is available only at the request of a patient who is fully capable of making that request, and only with the approval of their physician. I asked for clarification of this at a seminar for cancer peer support mentors, and was told that the cause of death recorded on the certificate is the underlying condition already leading to imminent death; it is not suicide. As I understand it, euthanasia would not require the patient's consent and is neither voluntary nor suicide.
Ah, so the legal definition in that country and context, not necessarily the definition in (for example) Wikipedia above or in all other places. I’m still a bit astonished about the death certificate rules above…
If you want to continue this discussion, please take it to Epiphanies. @ChastMastr has helpfully linked to the appropriate thread. No more here please.
Another entry on my too-late-to-qualify list has passed. Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Dennis Hastert, a.k.a. prisoner 47991-424, has died. For those who don't remember the details he was convicted of evading bank regulations to make hush money payments to boys he allegedly molested when he was their wrestling coach. The statute of limitations had passed on the abuse, so he was only ever convicted of financial crimes.
Hastert is the only Speaker of the House to be convicted of crimes. At least so far.
It used to be, for pay websites, that you could click the X in your browser to stop the page from loading before the pay screen appeared. BBC and other such sites seem to have figured out a workaround to prevent this.
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It was indeed a Saturday evening institution, and now I'm feeling old.
And the music. I think Peter Skellern and Jake Thackray were on quite early and Barbara Dickson later on.
Has anyone yet mentioned Cyril Fletcher?
What is it?
Assisted dying is always entirely at the request of the patient, while I understand the initiative for euthanasia is taken by another person, although (it is hoped) for the patient’s benefit.
Ah, Wikipedia seems to look at “by request of patient” as a subset of the broader category:
“Euthanasia is categorised in different ways, which include voluntary, non-voluntary, and involuntary.[6] Voluntary euthanasia is when a person wishes to have their life ended and is legal in a growing number of countries. Non-voluntary euthanasia occurs when a patient's consent is unavailable, (e.g., comatose or under a persistent-vegetative state,) and is legal in some countries under certain limited conditions, in both active and passive forms. Involuntary euthanasia, which is done without asking for consent or against the patient's will, is illegal in all countries and is usually considered murder.“
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia
And I think there’s a thread on it there already for debating the morality of it, etc.
EDIT: Technically on the Sarco Pod, but still:
https://forums.shipoffools.com/discussion/5961/sarco-pod-used-for-first-time-as-american-woman-takes-her-own-life#latest
Ah, so the legal definition in that country and context, not necessarily the definition in (for example) Wikipedia above or in all other places. I’m still a bit astonished about the death certificate rules above…
la vie en rouge, Circus host
Hastert is the only Speaker of the House to be convicted of crimes. At least so far.
I really wish that BBC didn’t require subscriptions to read stuff like this. Or maybe it’s only outside of the UK?
And our current crisis here would be a really good time to have free US access to it, too.