Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has called the UK's current assisted dying law "psychopathic" after his terminally ill ex-wife travelled to Dignitas in Switzerland to die alone.

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Blur drummer slams 'psychopathic' assisted dying laws after death of his ex-wife

Dave Rowntree said criminalisation of assisted dying shows ‘absolutely no empathy for the sufferer’

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Blur drummer calls UK assisted dying law ‘psychopathic’ after ex-wife died alone

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has revealed how his terminally ill ex-wife tragically flew to Dignitas in Switzerland to end her life alone.

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Blur star's terminally ill ex-wife dies after travelling to Dignitas alone

Paola Marra died at the Swiss clinic earlier this year having fought breast and bowel cancer. The 53-year-old former music industry and charity sector worker teamed up with renowned photographer Rankin beforehand to speak out about assisted dying

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Blur star's ex-wife's devastating six last words after ending life at Dignitas

Dave Rowntree has joined the calls for Assisted Dying to be legalised in the UK (Picture: Paola Marra/Insta/Karwai Tang/WireImage)) Dave Rowntree has criticised the UK laws surrounding assisted dying after his ex-wife was compelled to travel to Dignitas alone earlier this year. The Blur drummer called the laws ‘psychopathic’ after Paola Marra, who he wed in 1994, made the decision to end her life in Switzerland after a terminal cancer diagnosis.…

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Blur drummer slams 'psychopathic' laws that forced ex-wife to end her life alone

Drummer Dave Rowntree has criticised 'psychopathic' laws on assisted death

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Blur star's terminally ill ex-wife travelled to Dignitas alone to end life

Dave Rowntree said the current legal system showed "absolutely no empathy for the sufferer" as he joined calls for a change in the law ahead of the second reading of a bill later this month proposing the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales.

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Blur drummer calls assisted dying law 'psychopathic' after ex-wife travelled to Dignitas alone

Dave Rowntree, 60, has spoken publicly for the first time about the death of his ex-wife, who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness, criticising the UK's current assisted dying laws.

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Blur star Dave Rowntree's ill ex-wife travels to Dignitas to end own life

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has spoken out in support of assisted dying after his ex-wife was forced to travel to Dignitas alone to end her own life earlier this year

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Blur star's terminally ill ex-wife travelled to Dignitas alone to end own life

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has criticised what he calls “psychopathic” assisted dying laws after his terminally ill ex-wife went to Dignitas in…

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A FAMOUS drummer from Colchester has branded UK assisted dying laws as “psychopathic” after his terminally ill ex-wife legally ended her life in…

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Blur drummer calls UK assisted dying laws 'psychopathic' after ex-wife ended her life

Blur drummer calls assisted dying law 'psychopathic' after ex-wife travelled to Dignitas alone

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