We all deserve the right to die without pain or fear, but assisted suicide won’t fix that
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By Timothy James, Birmingham City University
What connects these two recent news stories? Jeffrey Spector, a 54-year-old businessman with a spinal tumour, travels to Dignitas in Zurich to commit suicide, with support from his family; and the Health Service Ombudsman publishes a report called “Dying without Dignity”, which criticises the end-of-life care provided by the NHS.
Campaigners for legal reform argue that Spector’s choice of death shows his search for dignity at the end of life and th...
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