Governor Jerry Brown made California the fourth state in the US on Monday to allow physician assisted dying. Yes, only the fourth, and it's disappointing that the numbers (or the lack of) overshadow the real achievement. Everyone has the right to live, and everyone should have the right to die. Of course life is sacred, but the opponents of this law must not seriously think that California's true intentions are to have a genocide. They simply just want to help those people who have no hope of a cure, and are suffering. That's it, there is no story here, Everyone is allowed to make their decisions about their life and body. If you can go and get an abortion from a professional, you should also be able to go to your doctor to die. They are there to help you and to lessen your pain. In any way possible. Of course we support that background checks must take place, and several doctors (including psychologists) should sign off before you are allowed to die. You sho
Really, it’s too early to tell. Even though the election is only a month and a half away, the people can’t seem to decide. The latest official polls put the Labour party at 35%, and the Conservatives at 33%. This is however well within the statistical error. What this means is that anything could happen on May 7th, and that creates huge uncertainty. The incumbent Conservative Party has been cutting Labour’s lead slowly but steadily over the past years. However, recently they suffered some major blows. Several Conservative MP's have deserted to UKIP, or have been caught handling illegal funds and engaging in unacceptable campaign methods. Furthermore, the government’s immigration plan backfired, and Cameron’s stubbornness to attend the live televised debates have all been bad for the party. The economy is performing rather well; the NHS seems to be okay for now. But what will decide this election is immigration. It is the most talked about topic. Most people s