A grandmother who doesn't qualify for voluntary assisted dying in Australia is travelling to Switzerland to die on her own terms.
, they only apply under a strict set of circumstances.
In both states, applicants must be terminally ill with intolerable pain, and likely to die within six months, or 12 months for neurodegenerative diseases.Determined to end her life on her own terms, Ms Henkel is packing her bags for Switzerland."I would far rather stay here in my home and die here in my home with my family around me, but here in New South Wales I'm not allowed to. I'm not allowed to die.
Ms Henkel's daughter, Cathy Henkel, and granddaughter, Sam Lara, are supporting her decision and will be by her side when she dies."But she very quickly explained to me that her quality of life had declined to such a degree, and she told me about her own mother and not wanting to end up like her, and I could see that daily suffering."
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