We wouldn't let animals die in misery. Why should humans?': Susan Hampshire on why dying must be a choice
Briefly

My mother died in 1964 and some time after that I decided to join the Euthanasia Society, which is now called Dignity in Dying. When I looked after my mother-in-law, she was begging to get off the planet but nobody would help her...
I cared for my two sisters, both of whom lived well until they were 94. But the last five weeks of my sister Anne's life was horrendous because of how much agony she was in...I believe dying should be a choice that the individual makes.
Those with enough money are able to go to Switzerland. People like my sister struggle on They've got it working perfectly well in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and in some states in America, and in other countries. Why are we so backwards here that we can't find a system that also makes it safe?
Read at www.theguardian.com
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