Heartbroken families campaigning for assisted dying after 'agonising deaths'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Two devastated families have spoken out about the agonising deaths of their loved ones as they campaign for the legalisation of assisted dying in the UK.Both Dr Jenna Kirtley and Naomi Craven are part of a new Dignity in Dying campaign group.

Jenna's stepdad Ken Yeomans, 58, tragically died of prostate cancer, while Naomi's dad Ray Craven, 70, travelled to a Dignitas clinic in Switzerland from Newcastle at the end of his life - after rapidly progressing motor neurone disease (MND) saw his ability to walk and even speak disappear in a mere matter of months.

Chronicle Live writes that both women want to raise awareness of the cause, which is supported by an "overwhelming" 84% of the public according to a 2019 Populus poll - and to put pressure on public figures to back plans for assisted dying legislation to be passed by Westminster politicians in 2022.

In the coming week's, the House of Lords are expected to debate an amendment to the Health and Care Bill which would mean the UK Government would introduce assisted dying legislation this year, while Baroness Meacher's assisted dying bill passed its second reading in the House of Lords last autumn.