Pratchett volunteers as a test case for assisted suicide

BRITISH author Terry Pratchett who has Alzheimer’s disease yesterday called for allowing seriously ill people to argue for assisted suicide before a panel – and volunteered to act as a test case.

Pratchett says tribunals should be set up which could allow people with serious illnesses to die with assistance without the fear that those who help them could face prosecution.

“If I knew that I could die at any time I wanted, then suddenly every day would be as precious as a million pounds,” Pratchett said in a lecture last night.