South Africa: Death With Dignity Not Only a Debate for Developed Countries

Desmond Tutu's support for assisted dying made headlines across the world this week, and brought the debate into the mainstream in South Africa.

A small group of activists, under the banner of Dignity South Africa, have been working to legalise assisted dying since 2011. GroundUp spoke to DignitySA founder Sean Davison about optimism, disappointment and the uniqueness of the lobby in the South African context.

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