Dear Friend,



My name is Cameron and I have personal experience with one of the less-known
unforeseen consequences of our current laws.



My parents, both born into working class families in Lancashire in 1923, were
early supporters of what is now called Dignity in Dying. My brother and I were
brought up in a house where my parents were quite open about their beliefs. If
their lives ever became intolerable they wanted an 'easy way out'.



Fast forward 85 years. My father has died with Alzheimer's. My mother, in not
too bad shape physically, is in a care home. I get a phone call from a tearful
mother saying "I've got to leave in a month" . She had been handed a solicitor's letter giving her 30 days' notice, as the
care home's management were concerned that she intended to take her own life and
that they might be implicated in assisting a suicide if they let her stay.



A staff member had found pills she had been stockpiling in case she needed her
'easy way out'. The care home called the police, who searched my mother's room
without a warrant. My brother, who lived close to her care home was then
arrested at six o'clock the next morning by officers in three police cars, who
searched his house, also without a warrant, on the basis that he was suspected
of supplying drugs to assist a suicide. He was released the same day and later
received a letter of apology from the local Chief Constable.

THIS IS SURELY NOT WHAT THE CURRENT LAW WAS DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE.
{USER_DATA~FIRST NAME~FRIEND}, WILL YOU LEAVE A GIFT TO DIGNITY IN DYING IN YOUR
WILL AND FUND THE CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE THE LAW? THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
FAREWILL, WRITING YOUR WILL IS COMPLETELY FREE.
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I took legal advice and met the team at Dignity in Dying, who said that I wasn’t
alone, and there were several stories like mine every year in the UK. This is
why, like my parents, I do everything I can to support the campaign.



My parents left a generous legacy to Dignity in Dying and my wife and I have
done the same. We both feel very strongly that as the campaign gets closer to
winning the battle for law change. Dignity in Dying needs financial support now
more than ever.



If you don’t already have a Will, through Dignity in Dying’s partnership with
Farewill, you can write a Will worth £100 for free. They’re an award-winning
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LAW CHANGE FOR CHOICE AT THE END OF LIFE COULD BE YOUR LEGACY, {USER_DATA~FIRST
NAME~FRIEND}. WILL YOU WRITE YOUR WILL AND LEAVE A GIFT TO DIGNITY IN DYING AND
MAKE HISTORY?
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Thank you for everything you’ve done to support the campaign.



Best wishes,



Cameron Brown



P.S. This offer is exclusively for Dignity in Dying supporters, so don’t miss out!



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