Letters to the Editor: Assisted dying can result in a death that is less than peaceful

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Bernadette Flood writes: 'The prevalence of reported and suspected complications with assisted suicide and euthanasia worldwide suggest patients may be at risk of a less-than-peaceful death and their loved ones to a traumatic bereavement.' Stock picture; Lynne Cameron/PA

Assisted dying (assisted suicide and euthanasia) is not simple. There is no single pill for assisted suicide. There is no single injection for euthanasia.

There are many complications and failures in the process to intentionally end human life. Evidence suggests people requesting ‘assisted dying’ are at risk of distressing deaths and not a peaceful and pain-free death.