Summary
In 2022, Peter Wilson's wife, Beverly Sand, ended her life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Peter supports a proposed law that would allow terminally ill adults to get medical help to die, believing it could have given his wife a more dignified end. The proposed law passed an initial stage in Parliament but needs more debate.
Key Facts
- Beverly Sand had terminal oesophageal cancer and died by suicide in November 2022 at age 76.
- Beverly's husband, Peter Wilson, supports a proposed law for assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.
- The law aims to allow terminally ill patients, with a prognosis of less than six months to live, to seek help to end their own life.
- The bill passed the first stage in the House of Commons in November but has had many amendments and further debates.
- MPs debated potential changes, such as preventing medical staff from discussing assisted dying with patients first.
- More discussions and voting on the bill are set for 13 June.
- Peter believes Beverly chose to end her life to protect him from seeing her health decline.
- UK law currently does not allow people to ask for medical assistance to die.
