Last Rights: The Case for Assisted Dying - NW London Virtual Book Tour September 16th

We’re taking our new book, Last Rights: The Case for Assisted Dying, on a virtual book tour. On Wednesday 16th September we'll be speaking to supporters in North West London.

Register today to hear Lloyd Riley, co-author of Last Rights: The Case for Assisted Dying & Policy and Research Manager at Dignity in Dying, discuss the ins and outs of writing the book and campaigning for assisted dying.

When: 18:30 - 19:30, Wednesday 16th September
Where: Online (register here)

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Lloyd will shed light on the book's findings to supporters of the campaign in the North West London area and what you can do locally to help. In this hour, we'll answer your questions, discuss ways to influence local decision makers and in particular invite any local people who have experience of terminal illness to speak out.

Last Rights: The Case for Assisted Dying is a call to arms for society to take an honest look at how we die in the UK. As the pandemic has exposed everything that is wrong in our relationship with dying, our assisted dying laws must be re-examined as the country begins to recover.

If, like us, you feel that we've been getting dying wrong in this country for far too long, please join us for this frank, insider discussion.

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Looking forward to seeing you there!

All the best,

Fran Hall 
Dignity in Dying

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Assisted Dying Campaign Group launches in Brent on Tuesday September 25th - Willesden Green Library

A new group campaigning to change the law on assisted dying is due to launch in Brent on Tuesday 25th September 2018.

The group is encouraging local people to come along and get behind their campaign to allow terminally ill people the right to die on their own terms. They meet for the first time on Tuesday at Willesden Green Library at 7pm and anyone is welcome to attend.

Brent is the latest group to join a network of 40 across the country which supports Dignity in Dying in campaigning for a change in the law to allow terminally ill, mentally competent adults the option of an assisted death.

Dignity in Dying has been supporting Noel Conway, a 68-year-old man from Shropshire who is living with terminal motor neurone disease, to challenge the current law on assisted dying. He fears that without a change in the law he may be forced to suffer against his wishes, and hopes his case will be heard at the Supreme Court in the coming months.

Francesca Hall, Campaigns and Outreach Officer at Dignity in Dying, said:

We believe that terminally ill people in Brent and beyond should be able to die on their own terms, peacefully, at a time and place of their choosing – but right now, they can’t. People are taking drastic measures at home and abroad because the law denies them true choice and control over their death.

If you agree that this is unacceptable, please join us and come along to our first local meeting on the 25th of September at Willesden Library to find out more about Noel’s case, the campaign, and how you and your community can be part of it.

When: Tuesday 25th September at 7pm
Where: Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden NW10 2SF