Unsolved Problems

Some people will still travel abroad

There will still be family trauma

What’s Wrong with Legalising assisted suicide?

Some people will fall through the social care net and still travel abroad

People who do not meet the qualifying criteria for assisted suicide in the UK will still travel abroad to end their lives.

Marie Lopez chose to travel to Switzerland after Conservative government cuts caused Buckinghamshire County Council to significantly reduce her social care package. Suffering from Crohn’s disease, she would still not qualify under current UK proposals. 

What’s Wrong with Legalising assisted suicide?

Families will still have traumatic experiences

How do we help relatives who only hear about the assisted suicide of a loved one after they’re dead?

Cheryl Heibert qualified for MAiD in Canada through having early onset Alzheimer’s.  She chose to be euthanised while her memory and capacity remained good.  The family didn’t know and never had a chance to say goodbye.
Her sister Cyntia said, I’m so angry because you cannot heal. It has now been how many months and it’s still haunting me, and I know it’s still haunting my dad.”