Richard Selley calls for legalisation of assisted dying, on day he is due to die at Dignitas
Terminally ill Scot Richard Selley sends final plea to Parliamentarians to legalise assisted dying, on the day he is due to die at Dignitas.
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Richard Selley calls for legalisation of assisted dying, on day he is due to die at Dignitas
Terminally ill Scot Richard Selley sends final plea to Parliamentarians to legalise assisted dying, on the day he is due to die at Dignitas.
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‘Let’s do the Right Thing’ Dignity in Dying Scotland campaign launches as poll shows almost 90% of Scots now in favour of assisted dying
A poll commissioned by Dignity in Dying Scotland shows that almost nine out of ten Scots questioned now support assisted dying becoming law.
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The Times Scotland: Assisted dying can complement palliative care
Richard Selley has written in The Times’s Thunderer column about reactions to his plan to end his life at Dignitas in Switzerland. Richard is in the final stages of motor neurone disease
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Listen to the true experts on death and dying – terminally ill people
Our Chief Executive responds to The Economist’s recent series of articles, ‘the case for and against assisted dying’
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A good assisted death can be a gift from God
I have come to realise that there are strong theological reasons to support a change in the law to allow people control over their death
@dignityindying
This is shocking.
— Dignity in Dying (@dignityindying) October 17, 2019
David’s wife was too ill to travel to Dignitas on a commercial flight, so they were forced to hire a private air ambulance.
This cost them £20,000.
By refusing to legalise assisted dying, our elected officials are turning their backs on dying Brits. pic.twitter.com/w7ZKXINgGc
It is a minority of people who want to make the choice which Richard made.
— Dignity in Dying (@dignityindying) October 17, 2019
In the final stages of his life, he should have had the comfort of being able to make that choice in Scotland. pic.twitter.com/iDQs8x7Xm4
"I'm dying, but I want to be living until the final moment."
— Dignity in Dying (@dignityindying) October 17, 2019
Kay is severely allergic to antibiotics and is facing a painful death from sepsis.
She spent her life caring for others as a Palliative Care Nurse.
She deserves the choice of a dignified death. pic.twitter.com/DSAtpB9vhs