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Prue and Danny's Death Road Trip

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GrandmaKT Fri 17-Feb-23 11:27:15

I came on to see what people were saying about this programme that was on C4 last night and was surprised to see that there doesn't seem to be a thread.
It featured Prue Leith and her son Danny Kruger, who is a Tory MP, visiting various countries where assisted dying is legal.
As is usually the way with these things, neither ended up changing their opinion Prue is still adamantly for and her son adamantly against.
It was interesting seeing how the law is implemented in each country/state. Personally I didn't see anything that would make me change my opinion that assisted dying should be legalised here, and quickly!

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GrandmaKT Fri 17-Feb-23 19:52:04

I thought the gentleman with mental health issues spoke so well and explained his situation so eloquently. Both he and his partner were fully committed to an AD for him. Why should he be denied it because his suffering is mostly mental rather than physical?

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Fleurpepper Fri 17-Feb-23 19:55:35

Totally agree. Because if he is determined it will be frm the balcony of their block of flats, a train, or another very messy alternative.

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Sophiasnana Fri 17-Feb-23 21:28:06

I was not a fan of Prue Leith before, but I might be after watching this. I agree with her 100%. My 53 year old sister took an agonising three weeks to die of cancer. It started in her breast several years before, then spread to her bones, then liver and finally brain. She spent an agonising three weeks in hospital, going blind a week before she died, finally dying in absolute agony. I will never forget watching her pain, and the pain of her three children watching her die (her son only ten years old). As my niece said, we would not let a dog suffer that pain for 21 days.
I feel so strongly that terminal patients should be given the choice.

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Hetty58 Fri 17-Feb-23 21:53:05

I'm all in favour of assisted dying - having seen too many people suffer so much. What's the point of prolonging the agony if you're terminally ill?

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