Daily Mirror - 06.09.2019

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DM1ST

NO

55%

YES

45%

want to place this burden on our

terminally ill, elderly, frail, disabled

family and friends? Have we become

so immune to the sanctity of life? We

need better hospice and end-of-life

care, not assisted suicide.

Theresa Butler, St Helens

Merseyside

■ The majority of British people are

in favour of terminally ill patients in

great pain getting medical help to die

if they request it. Doctors are

involved in all stages of

life, so why can’t they

use their skills to

bring about a

peaceful death at

life’s end? Some

patients suffer great pain and

relatives can remain traumatised

after seeing their loved one suffer.

Many countries now allow it and

I believe many would enjoy their

lives more if they didn’t have the fear

that they may suffer a long, painful

and undignified death. Our bodies

belong to us, not the authorities.

A Wills, Ruislip, Gtr London

■ Assisted dying should be made

legal in this country. Why must we

prolong terminal patients’ suffering

when doctors could facilitate an end

to the constant pain they endure?

Many patients have expressed

their desire to end their suffering

and yet have been cruelly denied a

dignified and merciful death. It is

time that the Government

deals with this issue and

changes the law.

Mike Smith

Chatham, Kent

■ It’s inhumane

that people

have to die in

agony leaving loved

ones traumatised

when they could have a

peaceful ending. We

don’t let animals

suffer, so why

should humans?

Terry Holmes

Teesside

■ For those old enough

to remember the brilliant

Channel 4 series based

on Chris Mullin’s novel A

Very British Coup, isn’t it

time comparisons were

made between Fiennes

played by actor Tim

McInnerny and Dominic

Cummings, the power

behind Boris Johnson?

Thirty years might have

passed but Cummings’

role in Johnson’s

premiership is very scary.

Andy Atkins

Keighley, West Yorks

■ As with many older

people, I have difficulty

hearing and use wireless

headphones to listen to

the TV. Pubs could solve

a problem using the

same means. Turn the

volume down for those

who want to chat and

hire out headphones for

those who actually want

to hear match

commentaries.

John Shale, Wigan

■ Your story on the

trophy hunters shooting

monkeys for fun didn’t

surprise me (Mirror, Sept

2). You’ll find gun

magazines on sale in

certain big supermarkets

here. And as a walker I’ve

been to many places and

seen small kids with

powerful air rifles.

First, they start

shooting at cats and

dogs, then they move

onto wildlife. These

shops don’t care as they

make money selling

shooting magazines.

I am now looking after

a cat who has a pellet

lodged in her back that

can’t be removed as it’s

too close to the spine.

J Russell, Swansea

Stop gun

mags sale

Let the terminally

ill die with dignity

■ I EMPATHISE with Richard Selley

and his wife Elaine (Mirror, Sept 4).

In 2017, my husband Andrew

Tyler died at Dignitas and I’d like to

thank Ludwig Minelli for founding it

and also the Swiss people for

allowing foreigners to come to their

country to end their lives in such a

civilised manner.

There’s enough natural grief

without the added burden of

watching your loved one dying badly.

We must have this choice. It should

be our human right. It should not

just be those of us who are lucky

enough, savvy enough, rich enough

and “well” enough who are able to

flee to a foreign land.

Sara Starkey, Tonbridge, Kent

■ Yet again, a rational, intelligent UK

citizen is forced to go abroad to end

his life because our outdated laws

deny him the right to die with dignity

at home.

Motor neurone disease sufferer

Richard Selley’s predicament is

heartbreakingly tragic, but far too

familiar. The legalisation of assisted

dying in the UK is persistently

resisted, but of what use are such

principles to anyone seeking

release from progressive,

terminal illness?

Ted Pendleton

Workington, Cumbria

■ Medics recognise the

significant problems of

scrapping long-held

universal values, those

which protect terminally

ill, sick and disabled

people from feeling

pressured into ending

their lives because they

fear becoming a care or

financial burden. Do we really

Motor neurone disease patient Richard Selley

and his wife Elaine have travelled to the

Dignitas clinic in Switzerland so Richard can

end his own life after campaigning for reform

of assisted dying laws. You say...

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answers
or co ukkk
Yes. Boris is on a slippery
slope, setting a record as
the first PM to lose their
first three votes in a row.
You couldn’t make this up.
GBEN
No. Corbyn will never
be elected and will be
forced into retirement
after the next election.
BILL1984
No. Boris is the
only PM who has got
us as close as we
have of getting out of
the EU. We will not
get out with Labour.
TOM MASON
No. Corbyn seems to have
lost ground significantly.
He’s being pushed around
by his party and the
prevailing winds.
GANITHA
Ye s. T he Tor ie s a re
being given enough
rope with which to
hang themselves.
NOBULLHERE
Boris Johnson’s bid to hold a general
election on October 15 failed to get the
two-thirds majority needed to bring it about,
but an election is likely this autumn.
Can Jeremy Corbyn
take Labour to
election victory?
Yes. Corbyn looks
increasingly like the
elder statesman most
likely to get us out of
this Tory mess.
AGGS MITCHELL
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■ BBC1 drama The Capture with Callum
Turner and Holliday Grainger was
intriguing. Celebrating his release
from jail, soldier Shaun (Turner)
shared a kiss that turns into a
nightmare. CCTV shows him
assaulting the girl, who is missing, and
he’s arrested for kidnap and assault.
Leading the investigation is DI Rachel Carey (Grainger).
This has all the makings of a great drama.
Janet Singer, Leeds
■ Alexandra Mardell is the star of British soap at the
moment. Her performances as grieving Emma
Middleton in Coronation Street are breathtaking. She’s
such a talented young actress and I won’t be surprised
if she goes down the same path as Sarah Lancashire,
Suranne Jones and the rest of the Corrie elite.
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