article_snippet.sent: It bothers me an awful lot that people are just left to suffer.
article_snippet.sent: the law should be changed and if people want to die with a bit of dignity left people should be able to do so. '
article_snippet.sent: If it is what the person wants and it can be proved people are living a life of suffering it can be more cruel to do nothing.
article_snippet.sent: The latter has already tabled a bill asking that patients with less than six months to live be allowed to take patients with less than six months to live own life with the help of a doctor.
article_snippet.sent: However, the proposed change in the law has proved controversial, with distinguished judge Baroness Butler-Sloss saying the proposed change in the law would 'cross a line' towards euthanasia.
article_snippet.sent: Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg have also spoken out against assisted dying in the past.
article_snippet.sent: Under the 1961 Suicide Act, those who deliberate assist or encourage others to commit suicide can be sentenced to up to 14 years in prison.
article_snippet.sent: However, in 2010, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, issued guidelines making clear that anyone who assists a loved one who has reached a 'settled and informed' decision while 'acting out of compassion' is unlikely to be charged, leading to ambiguity.