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Daughter raising money to send mother to Dignitas clinic | Daughter raising money to send mother to Dignitas clinic |
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A hairdresser from Llanelli is trying to raise money to send her mother to die at Switzerland's Dignitas clinic. | A hairdresser from Llanelli is trying to raise money to send her mother to die at Switzerland's Dignitas clinic. |
Tara O'Reilly says her mother, who has motor neurone disease, wants to die with dignity. | Tara O'Reilly says her mother, who has motor neurone disease, wants to die with dignity. |
She said she wants to help her mother Jackie Baker choose the time and method of her death. | |
Assisting a suicide or suicide attempt is a criminal offence and Dyfed-Powys Police said it was aware of the case and is looking into the fundraising. | Assisting a suicide or suicide attempt is a criminal offence and Dyfed-Powys Police said it was aware of the case and is looking into the fundraising. |
Ms O'Reilly said they needed £8,000 to fund the trip and had no alternative but to ask for help. | Ms O'Reilly said they needed £8,000 to fund the trip and had no alternative but to ask for help. |
A person encouraging or assisting a suicide or suicide attempt could face up to 14 years in prison, if a decision was taken to prosecute. | A person encouraging or assisting a suicide or suicide attempt could face up to 14 years in prison, if a decision was taken to prosecute. |
'Distraught' | 'Distraught' |
But Ms O'Reilly told BBC Wales that the family had thought long and hard about their mother's wishes. | But Ms O'Reilly told BBC Wales that the family had thought long and hard about their mother's wishes. |
Ms O'Reilly said: "My mother spoke to me and my sister about it and she said if it gets worse, which it has, she wanted to go to Switzerland. | Ms O'Reilly said: "My mother spoke to me and my sister about it and she said if it gets worse, which it has, she wanted to go to Switzerland. |
"We were distraught, because it's unthinkable. | "We were distraught, because it's unthinkable. |
"But as the months have gone, and we've seen how much she has deteriorated, unable to feed herself, dress herself. | "But as the months have gone, and we've seen how much she has deteriorated, unable to feed herself, dress herself. |
"It's cruel. You wouldn't let your cat or dog suffer, you'd take them to the vets. It's kind. | "It's cruel. You wouldn't let your cat or dog suffer, you'd take them to the vets. It's kind. |
"This is not kind. Having to wipe your mother's mouth, feed her and give her drinks through a straw." | "This is not kind. Having to wipe your mother's mouth, feed her and give her drinks through a straw." |
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