In South Africa, the debate on assisted dying is beginning to intensify. DignitySA, an organisation advocating for it under strict safeguards, has brought a constitutional challenge aimed at testing the legality of the country’s current blanket prohibition.
I'm afraid of dying. There, I've said it.
Which is strange, because every morning one of the first things I do is log onto social media to check whether there is a new post from a man I follow, who is terminally ill and now in hospice. I probably should avoid it because I am afraid of death. But I don't. I keep watching.
You would think I would avoid his posts because death frightens me. Instead, I keep watching.
Do I have a terminal illness? No.
