Daniel James was a 22-year-old rugby player from Sinton Green, England, who dislocated his spine during a rugby scrum in March 2007. After several operations and eight months of rehabilitation, he returned to his home permanently paralyzed from the chest down.
James tried to commit suicide three times, and finally traveled with his parents to Dignitas euthanasia clinic in Switzerland, where he died on September 12, 2008.Times Online: 'Second-class life' not enough for rugby star... (October 18, 2008)
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"While not everyone in Dan’s situation would find it as unbearable as Dan, what right does any human being have to tell any other that they have to live such a life, filled with terror, discomfort and indignity?" Julie JamesTimes Online: 'Second-class life' not enough for injured rugby star Daniel James (October 18, 2008)
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James' assisted suicide took place in Switzerland where it is legal
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Mark and Julie James are being investigated by the West Mercia police for their role in Daniel's deathTelegraph: Tributes to paralysed suicide rugby star Dan James (October 18, 2008)
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