British woman gets mercy death on mental health grounds in Switzerland

[LetMeOut67]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/24/grieving-mother-dies-at-swiss-clinic/

A grieving mother has died by suicide at a controversial Swiss clinic.

Wendy Duffy, 56, paid £10,000 to die at the Pegasos clinic in Basel, Switzerland, after struggling to cope with the death of her 23-year-old son.

 

[bruised_reed]

I saw this posted last night on a popular social media platform. I was really surprised at the amount of pro-choice comments.

 

[LittleJem]

I am not against her choice. But they won't accept chronic mental illness, but they will accept grief? Unless she also had mental illness?

 

[itsallogrenow]

I am not against her choice. But they won't accept chronic mental illness, but they will accept grief? Unless she also had mental illness

Seems like she had treatment resistant depression.

Ij my opinion, they would have rejected her if it wasn't for the story about her son that goes with it.

 

[LittleJem]

Seems like she had treatment resistant depression.

Ij my opinion, they would have rejected her if it wasn't for the story about her son that goes with it.

Treatment resistant depression imo should be reason enough. Am truly glad they gave her mercy.

They refused me ten years ago, and here I am still tortured. Minus the money cos I spent it when in psychosis.

 

[elenaboo25]

Treatment resistant depression imo should be reason enough. Am truly glad they gave her mercy.

They refused me ten years ago, and here I am still tortured. Minus the money cos I spent it when in psychosis.

Active psychosis is grounds for refusal, as you are most likely not of sound mind if you are in psychosis. But maybe you can try again now, if you are not in psychosis anymore.

 

[LittleJem]

You're right, but I wasn't in psychosis then. Just horrifically depressed. My then-partner said he'd come with me. But they said no...
I'll never have that money again!

 

[Pure Vanilla]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/24/grieving-mother-dies-at-swiss-clinic/

A grieving mother has died by suicide at a controversial Swiss clinic.

Wendy Duffy, 56, paid £10,000 to die at the Pegasos clinic in Basel, Switzerland, after struggling to cope with the death of her 23-year-old son.

10k is wild, spending half a year working on minimum wage to barely make enough money if you dont pay rent or for food </3

 

[elenaboo25]

10k is wild, spending half a year working on minimum wage to barely make enough money if you dont pay rent or for food </3

I'm actually currently saving up for funeral/cremation costs. Dying is fucking expensive.

 

[FuneralCry]

I feel so much envy, I envy those who are able to peacefully cease existing and finally be at peace from the terrible torture and suffering of existing, it's just horrific extreme cruelty how it's not legal and accessible everywhere as for me the peace of non-existence is just all that's positive, forcing humans to be tortured in this existence that never should had been imposed is a terrible crime to me.

 

[The Dead Line]

What a wonderful chance to have. At least this country cares about feelings and suffers instead of blocking every single method

 

[LastLightFade...]

I'm glad for her. I'm tired of people telling me suicide is always wrong, but then they're the same people who are fine with euthanizing an animal that is suffering. It's such a hypocritical viewpoint.

 

[LetMeOut67]

Ironic that this story has emerged at the exact same time as the defeat of the assisted dying bill in the British parliament. They won't even let terminally ill people die in peace the f******g maggots. These people are centuries behind public opinion. They know vast numbers of slaves would apply for non existence.

 

[justtryingtocease]

Ironic that this story has emerged at the exact same time as the defeat of the assisted dying bill in the British parliament. They won't even let terminally ill people die in peace the f******g maggots. These people are centuries behind public opinion. They know vast numbers of slaves would apply for non existence.

ikr, im not from the uk but, theyre literally terminally ill, wtf is the difference except saving them the suffering

 

[LetMeOut67]

ikr, im not from the uk but, theyre literally terminally ill, wtf is the difference except saving them the suffering

Exactly.
It is ridiculous. Spiteful & vindictive.

Blur drummer says UK law on assisted dying is ‘psychopathic’

Dave Rowntree speaks out about his ex-wife’s choice to take her life at Dignitas in Switzerland

www.theguardian.com

 

[RinneOfAragon]

@LittleJem can I ask you more about your experience?

 

[LittleJem]

Sure. I posted about it years ago. They said (at the time) they do not accept under fifties or for mental illness.
That was Pegasos, who are meant to be more IDK broader/less strict than Dignitas

 

[RinneOfAragon]

@LittleJem can I pm you ?

 

[Daisy88_99]

This is amazing news for pro-choice and a refresher in a world that seems to go ever deeper into the mindset that "you should suffer and not have a choice just because I say so".