Responding to Matthew Parris: is euthanasia to be encouraged?

One of the concerns many of us have raised over the years is that legalised euthanasia (or assisted dying as it is now commonly described) would lead to increased pressure on vulnerable people to end their lives.  

We were laughed at for this and accused of relying on a 'slippery slope argument.' 'Don’t be silly', we were told. 'This is just about giving the right to a good death to those who wish to take it up.'

Then in the last few weeks, we have seen a move in Scotland to legalise assisted dying there, something with huge constitutional as well as ethical implications. At the same time, Matthew Parris wrote this article* in The Times.