Dignitas arrest Dr Michael Irwin, a campaigner for assisted dying who helped Raymond Cutkelvin, a cancer patient, travel to Switzerland’s Dignitas clinic to die in 2007, hopes his possible arrest this week will highlight the plight of those who help the terminally ill take their own life. Irwin, a retired GP, will be questioned by Hackney police on Friday.
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We support people facing the end of life and promote choice at that time; we don’t provide information about methods of ending life. For urgent support, Samaritans are on 116 123, free, day or night. Breathing Space is on 0800 83 85 87. For questions about your own care, your GP or palliative care team is the right first call.