The wife of a man who died at Dignitas has issued a final plea to MPs ahead of the vote on assisted dying.
Julie Casson, 66, lost her husband, Nigel, in 2017 after 10 years of suffering with Motor Neurone Disease .He turned to Dignitas as his "cure" after deciding he wanted to "die smiling"."He knew that he would lose that spirit, he would lose his personality and his sense of fun, his sense of humour and his sense of self," Ms Casson told LBC. "He thought, 'I'm not having it. If I don’t step in now, this disease will beat me, and I’m not going to let it.
"They have to be completely sure that you have not been coerced in any way, that you are fully in control of your mental decision-making capacity."She added: "The degree of evidence they require is significant and it’s good because any degree of coercion or uncertainty would be picked up. "Also, right to the very last second, you have the opportunity to change your mind. And this bill allows for that as well.
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