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
“Let’s stop this being a taboo.
— Dignity in Dying (@dignityindying) December 9, 2019
Let’s stop this being such an awkward subject to talk about.”
Having the option of an assisted death would allow Anita to stop worrying about dying, and get on with living. pic.twitter.com/3C0VSJY589
"Proposals for the UK, which are strictly limited to terminally ill, mentally competent adults, and include robust upfront safeguards, would actually provide more protection for vulnerable people than the status quo does."
— Dignity in Dying (@dignityindying) December 9, 2019
- Lord Low pic.twitter.com/zM9o07Z788
"They tried nine drugs to try and stop the sickness.
— Dignity in Dying (@dignityindying) December 9, 2019
One lovely District Nurse even came back when she was off duty to try and help."
Even with access to the best palliative care, 17 people per day will suffer as they die.⠀
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We can't pretend that this isn't happening. pic.twitter.com/Ml5iQbA06B