Category: Personal stories

Lucinda Hardy writes in support of her home state of Montana's current laws, which protect disabled people - like her.
The second reading of Lord Falconer's Bill caused people from all walks of life to explain why Lord Falconer's Bill would hurt them.
Concert pianist Matthew Schellhorn considers the Assisted Dying Bill and talks about his experience of being a carer. 'I am so glad I did not have to discuss the Assisted Dying Bill with my terminally ill mother'
Christopher Jones' powerful testimony shows how important the protection of the law is to those confronting incurable illnesses
Kathy Gyngell describes how redoubled care efforts overcame her terminally ill husband's despair - and afforded him a peaceful death
'It's only when you go through what I am going through that you understand that life is generous'
Most people with 'locked-in syndrome' do not wish to die.
Richard Marsh tells his story about having locked-in syndrome
Here are a collection of speeches from the CNK Rally held in July 2012
Nikki Kenward expresses her opinion about what a law change would mean for those with serious disability
A man declared brain dead by four doctors made an extraordinary recovery
Alison Davis is interviewed by Mark Dowd of the BBC World Service in the first episode of a series Heart And Soul: Choosing Life.
Brilliant article about British DJ with locked in syndrome
A son rethinks mercy killing
Paralysed man's first words in 19 years
George Pitcher: 'I shiver when I think of what I could have lost, had a medical professional not saved me from myself.'