The death of a healthy British former nurse at a suicide clinic in Basel is igniting controversy in the UK at a time when the number of foreigners coming to end their lives in Switzerland is rising sharply.
Gill Pharaoh, 75, decided to die with dignity in order to avoid “the kind of old age I have always dreaded and feared”.
She set out her reasons in a blog before carrying out an assisted suicide at the Swiss clinic on July 21st.
“I have always suspected that an ideal shelf life for many people is about 70 years,” the one-time palliative care nurse said in the blog, entitled “My last word”.
Until that age, Pharaoh said she was very fit and was able to fully participate in any activity she wanted.
“Then I had a severe attack of shingles and it all changed.” Full story...
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Gill Pharaoh, 75, decided to die with dignity in order to avoid “the kind of old age I have always dreaded and feared”.
She set out her reasons in a blog before carrying out an assisted suicide at the Swiss clinic on July 21st.
“I have always suspected that an ideal shelf life for many people is about 70 years,” the one-time palliative care nurse said in the blog, entitled “My last word”.
Until that age, Pharaoh said she was very fit and was able to fully participate in any activity she wanted.
“Then I had a severe attack of shingles and it all changed.” Full story...
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