I am so grateful my husband ignored those who would have assisted his dying

Posted on November 24, 2024 
Filed under Culture wars, Opinion

“In 2011 my husband was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. This is one of those illnesses for which people such as Anne Turner, whose death was portrayed in a  BBC documentary, have sought assisted suicide.

It never entered my husband’s head that he would like to die early. To the contrary, he set about doing all the things he could possibly do to live as long as possible and I helped him. We had a young daughter, we loved each other very much and we wanted to be together for as long as possible, come what may. It never entered either of our minds.

But a point came when that changed. …”

– At The Conservative Woman, Gabriella Dunn shares her story – and that of her husband.

It’s written in light of the British Parliament’s upcoming vote this week on the Assisted Dying Bill. Important reading, even here in Australia where similar laws are already in place.

Related:

Britain’s religious leaders unite against assisted dying in major intervention – Telegraph via Anglican Mainstream.