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Campaign for assisted suicide moves forward

Fri, 12 Sep 2014

A local woman who's campaigning to legalise assisted suicide on the Isle of Man has discussed her plight with the Home Affairs Minister.

Millie Blenkinsopp. who is 71,  would like to have the opportunity to make instructions for her life to be ended if she has another in a series of strokes - which may leave her in a vegetative state.

She's now looking to make in-roads with the Department of Health and Social Care - which would mark the next step in her campaign.

Millie told us why she believes that for people in her position, modern day medicine has a lot to answer for: 

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