Why I Support Assisted Dying | Dr. Martin Scurr | My Death, My Decision

The Daily Mail journalist and adviser to the popular tv series Doc Martin, Dr Martin Scurr, discusses his personal view on the campaign for assisted dying and why he supports the legislation of assisted dying in the UK.

Dr. Martin Scurr is a member of My Death My Decision's Medical Group.

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My Death, My Decision is a right-to-die campaign organisation that wants to see a more compassionate approach to dying in the UK, including giving people the opportunity to have a medically assisted death if that is their considered choice (assisted dying).

We believe that medically assisted dying should be available to all mentally competent adults with incurable health problems that reduce their quality of life permanently below the level they are willing to accept, provided this is their own persistent request.

Unlike Dignity in Dying (the largest UK assisted dying campaign group), we do not think this option should be restricted to those who are terminally ill with a prognosis of 6 months or less. Many people are left incurably suffering for longer than 6 months. Doctors are not always able to give an accurate 6 month prognosis. Doctor opposition to the 6 month criterion was one of the reasons why recent attempts to introduce assisted dying legislation was rejected.