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Law is a mess and needs reform, inquiry on assisted dying told

Conservative chairman Steve Brine opened the two-hour hearing on Tuesday by acknowledging it is an ‘incredibly sensitive’ subject.

The Independent UK

Dumbarton mum left paralysed after 'bending over to pick up pen' fell into a deep depression

Michelle Moffatt's mental health took a turn for the worse and she was prepared to go to an assisted dying facility in Switzerland after a horror accident left her unable to move

Glasgow Live

Scottish mum left paralysed after 'bending over to pick up pen' planned to end own life

Michelle Moffatt decided to travel to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland after spiralling into a deep depression when a freak accident at work left her with two prolapsed discs in her back.

Edinburgh Live

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Prue Leith urges ‘compassionate assisted death’ as UK Dignitas membership soars

The television presenter wonders who would want to spend their last days travelling to an ‘impersonal institution in a foreign country’.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying ban ‘failing families’ as British membership of Dignitas soars

Campaigning organisation Dignity in Dying said the numbers are ‘evidence that the ban on assisted dying is failing British families’.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying volunteer says she'd 'do it again' after going with woman to end her life

Sue Lawford was probed by Dyffed Powys Police after going with Sharon Johnston - who had been paralysed in a fall - to Switzerland's Dignitas clinic where she ended her life

Daily Mirror

Radio DJ James Whale considered euthanasia after devastating terminal cancer diagnosis

DJ James Whale said had it not been for his wife Nadine he would have ended it all when he was diagnosed with cancer again, as this time it is sadly terminal

Daily Mirror

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The time to die should be of our choosing

However difficult it is to legally protect assisted dying, we should still try

The Guardian - UK

TalkTV host James Whale reveals he is dying of terminal cancer in heartbreaking speech

Talk TV and talkRADIO presenter James Whale announced he has only months to live as he has terminal cancer which has spread to his brain, spine, kidney and lungs

Daily Mirror

Mum arrested after helping stranger travel to carry out assisted suicide at Dignitas

Sue Lawford had only met Sharon Johnston once when she agreed to chaperon her to Dignitas, a nonprofit organisation in Switzerland that provides assisted-suicide to those with terminal or severe illness.

Daily Record

Ex-NHS worker's 6-month arrest ordeal after helping woman to end her own life

Sue Lawford assisted Sharon Johnston, a 60-year-old woman who became tetraplegic following a fall, to Dignitas, in Switzerland, on February 14 of this year

Daily Mirror

Widow who paid £10,000 for terminally ill husband to die in Switzerland calls on UK to change its euthanasia laws

'The shame about it is that had the UK law been in place then those four years would have been so much more pleasant because he would have known that when he couldn't cope with it no longer he could have just asked for the assistance required'

Wales Online

Dignitas 'fully supportive' of plans to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland

A total of 32 MSPs at Holyrood have pledged their support to permit assisted dying under certain circumstances in Scotland.

Daily Record

UK has been ‘outsourcing’ assisted dying to Switzerland, Dignitas claims

The organisation spoke out as it submitted its response to a consultation on plans to change the law in Scotland.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Ex-Studio 54 owner Mark Fleischman dies by assisted suicide in Zurich

Former owner of the legendary Studio 54 nightclub Mark Fleischman has died by assisted suicide in Switzerland, his former business partner has said.

Daily Mirror

Mark Fleischman: Ex-owner of legendary Studio 54 club takes own life at Dignitas

Mark Fleischman, who owned New York's legendary nightclub Studio 54 in the 1980s, has passed away age 82

The Independent UK

Ex-Studio 54 owner Mark Fleischman dies by assisted suicide in Switzerland

‘We didn’t realise how much pain he was in’

Wales Online

Mum who 'wanted to decide if and when it happened' spent £10,000 to end her life

Glenys Porter's son has now spoken out about assisted dying

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Daily Mirror

Mum, 67, had to spend £10,000 to end her life after a decade of suffering

Glenys Porter spent 10 years prior to her death battling the advanced stages of Huntington's disease, a neurological disorder which robs sufferers of their ability to walk, talk or swallow

Liverpool Echo

Mum of two forced to spend £10k to end her 'suffering'

Glenys Porter travelled to Switzerland after living in pain for more than a decade

The Guardian - UK

In Love by Amy Bloom review – a moving memoir of a life lived together

Bloom charts her late husband’s decision to seek assisted suicide in this sharply observed, often witty account

The Guardian - UK

In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom review – a courageous, bittersweet howl

The author’s searing account of helping her husband to end his life at Switzerland’s Dignitas clinic is full of heartache… and dark humour

The Independent UK

American sisters’ assisted suicide in Switzerland spurs calls for more US states to adopt aid-in-dying laws

The deaths of two Arizona sisters in Europe stunned colleagues and family. But as end of life legislation makes slow progress in more than a dozen US states, seeking assisted dying overseas is often the only option, writes Bevan Hurley

Daily Mirror

Widow recalls husband's tender final moments as she held his hand at Dignitas clinic

Amy Bloom, 68, has written a beautiful memoir about her life with husband Brian Ameche and how he made a difficult decision to end his own life after a devastating diagnosis

USA Today Sports Media Group

Eagles’ RB Boston Scott signs an esports deal with Dignitas to join Rocket League roster

#Eagles' RB #BostonScott signs an #esports deal with #Dignitas to join #RocketLeague roster #FlyEaglesFly #DIGWIN

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