isted suicide - are the laws being changed on account of the so-called 'credit crunch'?

The law has not changed, only the guidelines. Every case and every one is different. When I am old and doddery, some would say I already am, I would hate to think that I could be legally bumpt off so that others could benefit from the sale of my house and my savings, on the other hand, if the time came when I was too old or ill to wipe my own backside I'll be happy to be put down with dignity. I appreciate not everyone is the same, and others would want to cling onto life no matter what. This debate has been going on for a long time and well before the phrase 'credit crunch' had ever been heard of.