Warning: This email contains contains a description of someone ending their own
life.



Dear Friend,



On 23rd July, The Sunday Times published Evan Davis’s moving story of his father’s death
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Evan’s Dad, Quintin, had bowel cancer and his heart was failing. On Evan’s
wedding day last year, his brother, Roland, called him to tell him that their
father had taken his own life.



Roland had just one urgent question: “Are we telling people he took his own life
or not?” Davis didn’t hesitate. “Absolutely. Dad was not ashamed of it.”



Quintin left a note, detailing that he was making this decision himself and had
no influence from his family. This is because in the UK, it is illegal to assist somebody to end their own
life.

WE KNOW THE CURRENT LAW IS CRUEL, {USER_DATA~FIRST NAME~FRIEND}. STORIES LIKE
EVAN’S ARE THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL WE HAVE TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE. SHARE YOUR
STORY WITH US TO SHOW WESTMINSTER WHY WE NEED AN ASSISTED DYING LAW.
Yes, I'll share my story >>
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“I find it hard to imagine him not trembling as he does all of that. And there
was no one to hold his hand. He was just so on his own.”



Quintin was found by his gardener in an armchair. Nobody should have to die alone . An assisted dying law would mean that dying people could have a peaceful
death, with their loved ones around them.

BEFORE HIS DEATH, QUINTIN WAS A SUPPORTER OF ASSISTED DYING. HE SHOULD HAVE HAD
THIS CHOICE FOR HIMSELF. {USER_DATA~FIRST NAME~FRIEND}, WILL YOU SHARE YOUR
STORY TODAY SO THAT EVERYONE CAN HAVE REAL CHOICE AT THE END OF LIFE?
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“I’m just saying I imagine that if more than 70 per cent of people think it
should it will probably happen.”



Evan knows that the tide is turning and that we are closer than ever to law
change. We couldn’t have gotten this far without supporters like you sharing
your stories.



Best wishes,


Molly Pike

Media and Campaigns Officer



P.S. Read Evan's full article in the Sunday Times.
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