In it, Terry argued the case for "assisted death" with great dignity and conviction.
- I want to know if Terry's plea - to die on his terms before he let Alzheimer's "take him" - is something that we now need to address as a society.
- Should we, as humans, be awarded the right to decide when it is time to call it a day on life?
- Or should we only aim to preserve human life at all costs?
- What are the implications of assisted death - legal and social?
An extract of Terry's recent lecture:
"...I have vowed that rather than let Alzheimer's take me, I would take it. I would live my life as ever to the full and die, before the disease mounted its last attack, in my own home, in a chair on the lawn, with a brandy in my hand to wash down whatever modern version of the Brompton Cocktail some helpful medic could supply. And with Thomas Tallis on my iPod, I would shake hands with Death.
"This seems to me quite a reasonable and sensible decision for someone with a serious, incurable and debilitating disease to elect for a medically assisted death by appointment."Read an abridged version of the lecture HERE
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