Grieving UK mother dies at Swiss assisted-dying clinic after son’s death
A 56-year-old UK woman, Wendy Duffy from the West Midlands, died at Basel’s Pegasos clinic in Switzerland by assisted suicide four years after her son’s death; she had previously attempted suicide and paid about £10,000 for the procedure. The case comes as proposed UK legislation on assisted dying failed to become law, prompting debate, with Pegasos founder calling the death a 'sane suicide.' The piece also notes international context, including a 2024 Dutch case granting assisted dying for unbearable mental suffering.