Dear Friend,



My Mum was a nurse for 40 years and had seen terrible suffering at the end of
life. So when at just 67 years old she became terminally ill with vasculitis,
she knew that she didn’t want that for herself. She wanted to die with dignity.



But assisted dying is illegal in the UK. So, she went to Dignitas alone. After a tear filled goodbye, I watched as my Mum walked towards the station to
begin her journey. She turned to blow us kisses and wave, then raised her fist
to the sky in a display of determination. That was the last time I ever saw her.



The law in this country meant that I couldn’t go with my Mum. She spent her life
savings, and in agonising pain, travelled alone to protect her family from the
risk of prosecution. I am so proud of the strength she showed, but I have to
live with the regret of not being with her for her final days. It was wrong and that’s why I’m campaigning for change.

I WAS WITH PRUE LEITH AS SHE LAUNCHED HER OPEN LETTER TO PARTY LEADERS ASKING
FOR A NATIONAL DEBATE ON ASSISTED DYING. {USER_DATA~FIRST NAME~FRIEND}, IF YOU
HAVEN’T ALREADY, WILL YOU SIGN PRUE’S OPEN LETTER?
Yes, I'll sign >>
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I had the privilege of giving a speech at the letter launch event in parliament
where I told my Mum’s story. I spoke to parliamentarians and journalists about
how she could have died peacefully in her own home with her family around her if
we had a compassionate assisted dying law in the UK. Everyone deserves that choice.



I wasn’t the only one. People from all over the country with stories like my
Mum’s came to parliament to support Dignity in Dying. They met with their MPs
and showed just how widespread the pain and injustice of the current ban is.

YOUR SIGNATURE SPREADS THAT MESSAGE FURTHER. {USER_DATA~FIRST NAME~FRIEND}, SIGN
PRUE’S OPEN LETTER AND HELP US GET TO 150,000 SIGNATURES TODAY TO SHOW
POLITICIANS THAT THIS ISSUE ISN’T GOING AWAY.
Sign Prue's letter >>
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Thank you to everyone who has already signed. Your signature tells party leaders
how important this issue is to so many of us across the UK and why they must
change the law.



Best wishes,



James Johnson

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