Dear friend,



When my husband Adrian was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2021, he was
determined to take control of the end of his life.


Because of the ban on assisted dying in the UK, last year we made our final trip
together to Switzerland, where he had an assisted death.


Adrian had a good death. But we shouldn’t have had to spend £12,000 for him to
have a peaceful end hundreds of miles away from home. I - and the vast majority
of British people - believe that assisted dying should be available to terminally ill people in the UK.


That’s why, today, I’ll be speaking to MPs at a parliamentary meeting alongside
experts and legislators about why the UK urgently needs an assisted dying law.
And I'm pleased that I'll be joined by veteran broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby , whose brother is living with motor neurone disease and is advocating for
choice.

{USER_DATA~FIRST NAME~FRIEND}, EVENTS LIKE THESE ARE SO IMPORTANT IN CHANGING
MPS’ MINDS. IN A PARLIAMENT CONFERENCE ROOM, MPS CAN’T HIDE FROM PEOPLE WHOSE
LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY OUR CRUEL AND OUTDATED LAW.
BUT HERE’S THE TRUTH: WE CAN’T RUN THESE VITAL EVENTS WITHOUT THE HELP OF
MEMBERS. BY CHIPPING IN A FEW POUNDS, MEMBERS POWER DIGNITY IN DYING’S VITAL
WORK SUPPORTING DYING PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PRESS MPS TO BACK LAW CHANGE.
SO {USER_DATA~FIRST NAME~FRIEND}, WILL YOU BECOME A MEMBER TODAY AND HELP TURN
OUR PERSONAL STORIES INTO RALLYING CALLS FOR LAW CHANGE?
Yes, I'll become a member →
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Because I accompanied Adrian to have an assisted death, I broke the law - but I didn’t see it as an illegal act. I saw it as an act of great
compassion, and it was done with love.


I don’t regret it for a second because Adrian’s death was just what he wanted - quick, pain free, loving, peaceful . He was absolutely calm. The comfort and peace of mind that assisted dying
gives terminally ill people is completely priceless.


It’s an outrage that right now, dying Brits still don’t have control over how
they die, and their families are put through the anxiety of getting in trouble
with the police just for helping their loved ones end their suffering.

{USER_DATA~FIRST NAME~FRIEND}, THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE. MOST PEOPLE IN BRITAIN ARE
BACKING CHOICE FOR DYING PEOPLE - BUT WE NEED TO PUT UNRELENTING PRESSURE ON MPS
TO TAKE ACTION.
WILL YOU BECOME A DIGNITY IN DYING MEMBER AND GIVE PEOPLE LIKE ME THE SUPPORT TO
TELL MPS OUR STORIES SO WE’LL OPEN THEIR EYES TO THE URGENT NEED FOR AN ASSISTED
DYING LAW?
Yes, I'll become a member →
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Thanks for listening to my story, Friend. We should all
be able to choose to die like Adrian died but here at home, and I’ll defend his
right to do it to the end. Thanks for standing with me in this fight.


Barbara Shooter



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