Scott fought for the right to die. Now he hopes he never has to use it
After a long, heartbreaking campaign by advocates and clinicians, NSW joins the rest of Australia, offering dignity to those suffering incurable disease and intolerable pain
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“When you’re faced with a terminal diagnosis, there are so many things to be afraid of and to worry about. What’s going to happen to your family? And then at some point, your mind turns to what will my death be like?” explains Scott Riddle, a man who, statistically speaking, shouldn’t be alive.
When Sydney-based Riddle was diagnosed with stage-four bowel cancer in 2017, he was told there was a 15% chance he’d still be alive in five years’ time. By then, the eldest of his three children would have been only 10 years old.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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