UK woman who travelled with husband to assisted dying clinic will not face charges
The article discusses the case of Louise Shackleton, a UK woman who accompanied her husband to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland. Shackleton, 59, handed herself in to the police upon her return to the UK after her husband, Anthony, passed away at the Dignitas clinic in December. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) concluded that there was evidence of assisted suicide, but decided that it was not in the public interest to prosecute Shackleton. The article mentions that Shackleton faced "excruciating pressure" while awaiting the CPS's decision. The article highlights the complex and sensitive nature of the assisted dying debate, and the challenges faced by individuals and their families in such situations.
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