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Kay Smith

I believe we should have assisted dying here in Scotland so that people like me would have a choice at the end of our lives.

‘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

I absolutely love my life but know that my illness means that I will die and most likely of blood poisoning.  As a former Palliative Care nurse I know that this would be horrendous for my family to watch. I believe we should have assisted dying here in Scotland so that people like me would have a choice at the end of our lives.

I intend to live fully to my last breath and it would let me live while I am dying – free from the worry of what is to come for me and the trauma it would inflict on my husband and my daughters.