"A slightly less terrible option is being allowed the choice to go at a time of my choosing."
Mr Newby's wife, Charlotte, told Sky News:"I think that's an utterly shocking thing to say to somebody. You can starve yourself to death and refuse water and that's solved the problem.""We've often said that the law is cruel but this must get into the territory of it being callous and it's a really, really tough view for the government to take," he said.
"This is a matter of individual conscience and so any change in the law is for Parliament to decide rather than Government policy."Earlier this year following a poll of its members the Royal College of Physicians dropped its opposition to assisted dying and has now adopted a neutral stance.
Maybe we should change the question from ‘Do I have the right to die’ to ‘Do I have the right not to live like this anymore’. No one has the right to tell you how to live and how u should cope with life when it’s very debilitating.
This has to change, and with the help of dignityindying I’m certain the law will one day be changed 👍