{"id":5182,"date":"2026-04-24T22:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5182"},"modified":"2026-04-24T22:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:02:26","slug":"healthy-british-woman-dies-at-swiss-assisted-dying-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5182","title":{"rendered":"Healthy British woman dies at Swiss assisted dying clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Warning: This article includes discussion of suicide and assisted dying<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>A devastated mother has died after flying to Switzerland to end her own life at a euthanasia clinic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Wendy Duffy was granted permission to end her life at Pegasos clinic after a year long application process and died today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While Wendy is physically healthy she had been struggling with grief since the tragic death of her son, Marcus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Marcus choked to death four years ago in Wendy&#8217;s living room while she desperately tried to save him. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While Wendy spent years on antidepressants alongside therapy, she was unable to come to terms with the loss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Speaking to the Daily Mail, Wendy said: &#8220;You can take all the pills, you can go to all the counselling in the world \u2013 and I did.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;Ultimately, they can\u2019t help you. They don\u2019t have to live your life, and my life is agony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;I still sit at night, and I talk to Marcus, and I kiss the box I had made for his ashes, and I say &#8216;goodnight, sunshine&#8217;, and I think &#8216;I don\u2019t want to be in this world without you, Markie&#8217;. And I don\u2019t. It\u2019s as simple as that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Ruedi Habegger, Pegasos founder, said: &#8220;I can confirm that Wendy Duffy, at her own request, was assisted to die on April 24 and that the procedure was completed without incident and in full compliance with her wishes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;I can also confirm that neither we nor any of the professional staff assessing her mental capacity had any doubt as to her intention, understanding and independence of both thought and action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;In historical terms at English law, hers was a case of &#8216;sane suicide&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><em>Additionally, if you&#8217;re experiencing distressing thoughts and feelings, the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is there to support you. 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