A retired nurse has shared her story as the parliament prepares to vote on assisted dying legislation.

Retired palliative care nurse Janet Kelman told Ben Fordham her mother had terminal throat cancer.

“We can see their suffering and yet we can’t do a darn thing about it because the law says, ‘no we have to make them suffer to the bitter end’.

“We look after our pets far better than we look after our loved ones.”

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