Dawn shared her final moments with the world. The assisted dying debate should focus on facts, not fears

Dawn Voice-Cooper (centre), 76, had a final glass of champagne before ending her life at Lifecircle in Switzerland - (Mirrorpix)

Three years ago, British mother Dawn Voice-Cooper sipped champagne, had a cigarette and listened to her favourite song one last time.

Her last words to those gathered at her bedside as she released a fatal dose of barbiturates into her bloodstream at a Swiss assisted dying centre were simply: “Thank you, thank you everyone.”