James Johnson says his terminally ill mother used her life savings to die alone at a Swiss clinic.
James Johnson will urge the Liberal Democrat conference to push for a change to the law in the UK
He is due to tell the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth his mother died alone without her family to protect them from prosecution.Under the law in England and Wales, anyone assisting someone to die or accompanying them abroad to do so can be sentenced to up to 14 years in prison. "She was not wealthy, but she had to spend her life savings just to have control over her death. This option should not be behind a paywall, but under the UK's current law, it is."Standing there with tears in my eyes, fighting desperately against the urge to run after her down the road, to hug her again, to join her on her final journey - but I couldn't."
Since her death, Mr Johnson has raised more than £12,000 for Dignity in Dying, a UK campaign to change the law.
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