Quotation of the month

October 2024

“The right to die without unnecessary suffering has been denied
for far too long. I have had relatives die of cancer, including a brother
with the same cancer I have who died earlier this year. Despite the
best care a hospice could provide his last few weeks were no more
than a living death which he wanted out of. He ended up in a coma,
with no food or liquids and it took him a further five days to die. Who knows
what nightmares and agony he went through during those days?
I work for an animal welfare group and if someone let their dog
die the way my brother did, I would have them prosecuted for cruelty.”

John F. Robins

In: “Proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults
(Scotland) Bill – Liam McArthur MSP
Summary of Consultation Responses” (PDF, p. 11)