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Nothing has really changed for me

Debbie Purdy, 45, has multiple sclerosis and believes that her condition may deteriorate to the extent that she would prefer to take her own life. In October, she was defeated in her high court legal action when she requested guidelines from the Director of Public Prosecutions on when assisted suicide cases would be prosecuted. Her appeal will be heard on February 2.

Nothing has really changed for me as a result of this, because there is no clarity or guidance. Maybe I feel hopeful that this means they might clarify the law.

I am eternally grateful that Mary Ewert has been prepared to let last night's documentary on her husband's assisted suicide be shown - not for her and her 37-year marriage, not because of her husband, but to try to make sure that me and Daniel James' family and a huge number of other people don't have to go through what they went through.

It's a difficult decision and a personal thing and the Ewerts made a decision because it was right for them, and they are only saying that individuals have to make decisions for themselves. They shared this very private moment so that people understand it, and the lead-up to it, and see what it is all about.

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