Good morning friend,

This week, 80-year-old Mavis Eccleston was found not guilty of murdering her terminally ill husband, Dennis, in a high profile "mercy killing" case.

Dennis and Mavis attempted to end their own lives together. Dennis died two days later in hospital and Mavis, 80, made a full recovery following treatment.

This shocking case highlights just how absurd the current law is, which criminalises acts of love.

The family are "grateful and relieved" the jury recognised that compassion is not a crime, but the damage has been done. Since Dennis’s death the family has been through a terrible 18 month ordeal, worrying the whole time that having already lost their dad to cancer, they might now see their mum imprisoned. This can't go on.

This didn't need to happen. There is a better way.

Compassion should not be a crime, but under the UK’s broken laws, it is.

What we need is a robustly safeguarded law that provides choice and control to dying people who want it.

Until the law changes, we will continue to see tragic cases like this. Can you send a message of support to Mavis and her family?

Thank you for your support,