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My right to die

Watch humanist Paul Lamb describe his personal case for the right to an assisted death

Paul Lamb is a campaigner for the right to die, fighting for a change in the law to allow assisted dying in the UK. Paul was severely injured in a car accident in 1990 and has no function in any of his limbs apart from a little movement in his right hand. He, like many humanists, campaigns on the grounds of personal autonomy and human dignity. He is a Patron of Humanists UK.

Question: Do you believe personal freedom stretches to the freedom to decide when we want to end our lives?

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