Thursday, February 7, 2019

on assisted dying

Assisted dying: couple tell of anguish over police inquiry:

A terminally ill man who is due to die on Thursday morning in Switzerland has said his final weeks have been marred by police inquiries into his wife’s involvement in his plans.

Geoffrey Whaley, 80, from Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire, had arranged plans to end his life at the Dignitas facility on Thursday after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2016.

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In the UK, helping someone to kill themselves is punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

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