- Prue Leith shares brother’s agony, supports assisted dying campaign
- Assisting suicide can lead to 14 years’ imprisonment, as per law
- Campaigner seeks parliamentary debate, garnering public support for reform
The patron of Dignity in Dying and judge on The Great British Bake Off stated that her brother David passed away from bone cancer over a decade ago, enduring excruciating agony.
Bake Off contestant Dame Prue Leith, who is advocating for assisted dying, described the “utmost agony” endured by her elder brother before his passing.
As per the Suicide Act of 1961, assisting an individual in committing suicide is a punishable offense carrying a maximum penitentiary sentence of 14 years.
Patron of Dignity in Dying Dame Prue stated that her sibling David passed away in 2012 from bone cancer-related agony.
Before his death, he endured excruciating pain every three out of every four weeks,” she revealed on The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee.
The mere presence of his family during his sobbing, praying for more morphine, and pleading for death was unbearable.
Dame Prue, a judge on the television program The Great British Bake Off, continued, “At the time of writing, I was 84 years old, so I often reflect on this; my older brother had the death we described, while my junior brother had a fantastic passing.
“In all honesty, I wish to pass away in the same manner as my younger sibling.” At home, pain-free.”
Dame Prue requested a parliamentary debate on assisted dying in an open letter to party leaders dated May of last year. In the letter, she stated that terminally ill individuals are presently “forced to choose between suffering, suicide, and Switzerland.”
Additionally, she stated that “for every day that passes until we reform our law, 17 people will suffer as they die”. The open letter has collected a minimum of 236,000 signatures, which is marginally less than the intended 250,000.
The campaigner stated that party leaders have thus far provided “receptive feedback” and said, “In every poll surveyed, the public is overwhelmingly in favor of amending the law to prevent such a stark choice.”
Dame Prue continued, “I am incredibly optimistic regarding this. We will soon have a new government, as word is spreading and an increasing number of Members of Parliament are switching to our side.
“I believe that a humane assisted dying measure will be introduced during the upcoming parliament session. People will look back and wonder, “Why didn’t they do that earlier on earth?”
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In addition, Dame Prue was questioned by host Sarah-Jane Mee regarding her son, Conservative MP Danny Kruger, who is opposed to the legalization of assisted dying.
She stated that many of Daniel’s arguments concern the fear if not adequately protected, that individuals will be coerced into their deaths by avaricious families seeking to inherit their wealth or, even more nefariously, by a system.
The notion that the NHS, which is currently struggling to fill its beds with elderly individuals who have nowhere else to go, will essentially advise them to opt for assisted suicide is something to be considered.
That isn’t very smart.
