«Breaking News» Wife who took husband to Dignitas clinic says he would still be alive today if UK law was different

A wife who took her husband to a Swiss Dignitas clinic to end his life early has said she believes he would still be alive today if UK law was different on assisted dying.

Sara Fenton, 56, took her husband Keith to die in a 'peaceful and dignified' way after being diagnosed with Huntington's disease, reports the Mirror.

Mr Fenton died in 2017 - but he only went as early as he did because his illness is neurodegenerative and he needed to have the mental capacity to say he wanted to end his life.

Now she's campaigning to get UK law changed so other families don't have to make the traumatic and secretive journey to Switzerland themselves.

Mrs Fenton, who lives in Hungerford, Berkshire, told the Mirror: 'He was so worried; what if he woke up tomorrow and didn't have the mental capacity?

Sara Fenton, 56, took her husband Keith to die in a 'peaceful and dignified' way after being diagnosed with Huntington's disease, but he only went as early as he did because his illness is neurodegenerative and he needed to have the mental capacity to say he wanted to end his life

'Keith would have lived quite happily for another few years just knowing he'd got the option in this country. That's the saddest part.

'We probably would have had last Christmas together and probably this Christmas as well. It's just sad that people can't have that chance in this day and age.'

The military veteran had watched his father, sister, and a brother become trapped in their failing bodies from Huntington's and was determined to not suffer the same end.

He was diagnosed aged 50, and began talking about going to Dignitas in January 2017 as the disease took hold, causing him to fall over and choke on his food.

Mrs Fenton initially dismissed the idea - until the desperate military veteran tried to overdose.

Now she's campaigning to get UK law changed so other families don't have to make the traumatic and secretive journey to Switzerland themselves. Pictured: a Dignitas clinic

Then the family set about organising his trip to Zurich in total secret to ensure the trip would not be blocked, and they would not be prosecuted.

Mr and Mrs Fenton, along with their children Charlotte, 23, and Edward, 26, told doctors they were going on a two-week trip.

Costing a total of £13,000, the secrecy of the trip meant he could not tell friends or say goodbye - and even struggled to tell his brother, a police officer, as assisting someone in this way can land you a 14-year prison sentence. 

Since his death, Mrs Fenton has become an area co-ordinator for Dignity in Dying's West Berkshire group and is trying to promote law change.

She added: 'As soon as the law changes, I will raise a glass to Keith and say, "You did it".'

In 2017, 47 Brits travelled to Dignitas - but the high costs of getting to Zurich as well as paying for treatment at the clinic itself prevents many from going.

Mrs Fenton hopes Britain will join Switzerland, Canada and some US states in making assisted dying legal - despite Parliament voting against it in 2015.

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