compassionate choice in dying – Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Assisted Dying https://christiansforvad.org.au Formerly known as Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Euthanasia Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:21:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.13 Rose and Ed – two very different ways of dying! https://christiansforvad.org.au/rose-and-ed-two-very-different-ways-of-dying/ Sat, 17 Jun 2017 03:41:57 +0000 https://christiansforvad.org.au/?p=348 I have previously posted the story of Ed Ness, in his final hours………..

View the video and see for yourself the peaceful and happy emotional state of Ed Ness, pictured here

and in this video link http://www.cheknews.ca/exclusive-ed-ness-dies-peacefully-in-doctor-assisted-death-324498/  

Ed Ness died from terminal lung cancer after requesting and qualifying for assisted death in Canada, where it is legal.  Ed said goodbye to his closest friends and family. He was given medication that made him fall asleep and his last words to everyone were, “this is perfect”.  He passed away peacefully within a few minutes.

Rose is pictured dying from an incurable progressive neuro-degenerative disease. ”Absolute torture!”  Rose was pleading for MPs in South Australia  to pass an assisted dying law.   24 MPs voted against the Bill, 23 MPs for the Bill, so Rose was forced to take the other option within current law, and she stopped eating. She took many days to die. Husband Bernie is still traumatised.  I trust her death is etched on the ‘conscience of those 24 MPs who took away the dignity of Rose. View the emotional distress endured by Rose here.  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1387705811251031

We are striving for a change in the law to give compassionate choice to people like Rose.

We fully support palliative care but sometimes PC is not enough, and this extra choice is needed.

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