John Lydon says euthanasia would be \u201chighly popular\u201d in his head if he was later blighted with dementia.<\/p>\n
He would also consider going to assisted dying organisation Dignitas.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I ever felt senility was coming in, then euthanasia would be highly popular in my head,\u201d he said. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to endure that hollow loneliness and isolation. It\u2019s too much and too overbearing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c[Dignitas] would occur to me. But I\u2019m not condoning that at all. It would be through sheer necessity. That is a dark place where I wouldn\u2019t ever want to be again.\u201d<\/p>\n
His decision stems from worries about his health negatively impacting his family and friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy make the people around you suffer at a certain point?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t remember them any longer, you know you are painful to them. It\u2019s a risky topic and I understand that and should be treated on a one-to-one basis.\u201d<\/p>\n
The musician was quick to point out he doesn\u2019t approve of \u201cmassive euthanasia\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m no way condoning massive euthanasia,\u201d he told Blinkbox Books. \u201cI don\u2019t want the Tory party quite taking over that way. I don\u2019t want it free on the National Health either.\u201d<\/p>\n
High-profile names to have showed support for assisted dying include Richard Branson, Patrick Stewart and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, who have a suicide pact which covers any life-threatening conditions including Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n
In October, Australian doctor Philip Nitschke opened a clinic in the UK to help advise people on how to end their lives.<\/p>\n
Called Exit International, the organisation has been branded as \u201cpotentially very dangerous\u201d and could be \u201copen to abuse\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is easier to prepare [for death] now. That is the message Exit International has been promoting and why it is so important to have an office in London,\u201d Nitschke told The Independent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe encourage people not to wait around until they are seriously ill before coming to see us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
John Lydon says euthanasia would be \u201chighly popular\u201d in his head if he was later blighted with dementia. He would also consider going to assisted dying organisation Dignitas. \u201cIf I ever felt senility was coming in, then euthanasia would be highly popular in my head,\u201d he said. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to endure that hollow loneliness […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n