It comes after his terminally ill ex-wife Paola Marra decided to take her own life at Dignitas in Switzerland.
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has criticised what he calls “psychopathic” assisted dying laws after his terminally ill ex-wife went to Dignitas in Switzerland earlier this year.
She was allergic to powerful painkillers, according to an interview with The Guardian, where Rowntree opened up about the issue.Rowntree said the choice of criminalisation or a slow and uncomfortable death was “brutal” and added that he was “bloody angry” about the situation. “This is psychopathic, where we are now, because the whole point of this to try to make things easier for the real victim in this – the terminally ill person.”
Next month, MPs will consider a private member’s bill that would allow terminally ill adults, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided with assistance to end their own lives. However, she did change her mind for a time, before later deciding to die alone, and after pushing him to back the assisted dying law change campaign.
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