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In some other countries that have legalised assisted dying, euthanasia is permitted, whereby a doctor or nurse administers the lethal dose, usually by injection.

An Australian woman accused of murdering relatives with beef Wellington documented herself using kitchen scales to calculate a lethal dose of toxic mushrooms, prosecutors allege.

Once authorised, the lethal dose would be self-administered by the patient; or by a medical assistant if the patient were incapable.

April plans to be in a "big comfy bed" for what she calls a "celebratory" moment when a medical professional will inject a lethal dose into her bloodstream.

“We take a different approach where we try to identify the person who furnished the lethal dose and hold them accountable.”