A MULTIPLE sclerosis sufferer who wants to die with dignity at the time of her own choosing is featured in a NSW Greens MP's online video campaign promoting voluntary euthanasia.
MP Cate Faehrmann says she is stepping up her campaign for the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill by launching the video and a photo book to build public support and lobby MPs for change.
The video features Loredana Alessio-Mulhall, who is in the advanced stages of multiple sclerosis and wants law reform so she can die with dignity at a time of her choosing.
"I am helping Loredana tell her story because she represents a growing movement of people who are experiencing first-hand how cruel our laws can be," Ms Faehrmann said in a statement on Monday.
"Loredana is given every assistance to live an increasingly undignified life, yet society is turning its back on her when all she is asking for is the right to die with dignity."
Ms Faehrmann said that while suicide was not a crime, Ms Alessio-Mulhall could not take her own life because her multiple sclerosis meant she had totally lost the use of her limbs.
"If a loved one assisted Loredana to die out of compassion they would be trialled for manslaughter or murder. There could not be a more stark example of how unjust and senseless the law is in this area," the MP said.
"It's time those people with strong religious views who are blocking the passage of voluntary euthanasia laws recognise their views are making some very vulnerable people's lives even more wretched."
The Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill is expected to be debated in May.
Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.
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