LETTER: Compassionate solution?

We all know it's going to happen and quietly hope it comes gently and pain-free. We accept adverts for '˜life' policies and more recently '˜funeral plans'.

By The Newsroom

Published 31st May 2018, 09:17 BST

Updated 19th Jun 2018, 14:35 BST

However, for many death doesn’t happen in this way. I refer to the many cases of illness for which medicine has no cure, and even life-changing incidents leaving people in pain – mental and physical – which is unbearable.

Recently, a young man of 23 was horribly attacked with acid and wanted to end his life but had to travel to Europe to get doctors to assist him. In such extreme cases, surely we can find a way in the UK to allow such a compassionate solution.

A.D. Freeman

St Lawrence Avenue, Worthing

---

• Benefit from an ongoing discount on your Herald or Littlehampton Gazette by joining our voucher membership scheme. Once you’ve subscribed we’ll send you dated vouchers which can be exchanged for your paper at any news outlet. To save money on your Herald or Littlehampton Gazette simply click here.

Europe