Fighting for the #RighttoDie
https://www.stitcher.com/show/what-next/episode/fighting-for-the-right-to-die-302558132
A self-described activist had late-stage, fallopian tube #cancer. She didn’t live in one of the 11 jurisdictions that allows #terminallyill patients the choice to medically end their own lives. But rather than relocating, she argued Vermont’s residency restrictions were #unconstitutional.
#righttodie #cancer #terminallyill #unconstitutional
DWP rules leave terminally ill people still not getting benefits like PIP quickly enough
#DWP
#TerminallyIll
#PIP
#BenefitsForTerminallyIll
#UniversalCredit
The DWP leaves some terminally ill people struggling to access benefits like PIP, so a petition is calling for change
#dwp #terminallyill #pip #BenefitsForTerminallyIll #universalcredit
Fast track benefits for all people diagnosed with a terminal illness - Petitions
#Benefits
#DWP
#TerminallyIll
#FastTrackBenefitsForTerninallyIll
#FastTrackBenefits
We ask the Government to give anyone with a terminal illness fast-track access to financial support. This would stop people worrying about money and it would help them to focus on spending time with their family. This only happens if you have 12 months or less which penalises those who live longer
#benefits #dwp #terminallyill #fasttrackbenefitsforterninallyill #fasttrackbenefits
I honor Ellen Gilland, who was gentle and kind.
She wanted to end her husband's pain and nightly cries.
She made a pact to ensure they'd go together,
But the gun felt too heavy, and she couldn't go through with it.
Though death is a path we must eventually tread
#ellengilland #terminallyill #love #caring #death #ode #poetry
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/us/florida-woman-shoots-terminally-ill-husband.html
#love #ellengilland #terminallyill #caring #death #ode #poetry
The Treasury Minister's latest strategy to address the Manx cost of living crisis.
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RT @paulmoulton
@allinson_alex #MHK talks about the 8 week consultation period for the introduction of his private members bill to enable adults who are #TerminallyIll to be, at their request, provided with specified assistance, to end their life. #AssistedDying
http://youtu.be/Veqm_oFdG8U
https://twitter.com/paulmoulton/status/1598370812737818644
#mhk #terminallyill #assisteddying