Tributes paid to right-to-die crusader

Tributes have been paid to right-to-die campaigner Debbie Purdy, who has died after suffering from primary progressive multiple sclerosis for almost 20 years.

Tributes paid to right-to-die crusader

The 51-year-old, from Bradford, has been described as a “much loved wife, sister, aunt, and friend”.

She had campaigned for a change in the law regarding assisted suicide. In 2009 she won a landmark ruling in the House of Lords resulting in new guidelines being published by the Government.

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