Starvation Death Too Painful and 'Undignified' for Euthanasia Activist

By plb on August 16, 2005 5:33 PM | No Comments

BRISTOL, August 16, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Kelly Taylor, a 28-year-old woman who is not terminally ill, has ended her attempt to starve herself to death after 19 days because of the pain of the effects of starvation.

Mrs. Taylor claimed that she had chosen self-starvation as the only method of suicide that would not leave her husband Richard liable for prosecution. Nevertheless, after 19 days, she said, “It has become too uncomfortable and I would not wish what I have been going through on my worst enemy.”

Read the rest at LifeSiteNews.com

Related: Telegraph coverage and Dr. Steven’s description of horrifying symptoms of dehydration death .

HT: BlackKettle

Update: Hyscience has more

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