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Ffion Lewis & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Family of dad who shot himself to end cancer suffering call for change in law

The family of dad who shot himself after a gruelling 15-year cancer battle are calling on government to legalise assisted dying.

Norman Ward had lived with prostate cancer for over a decade and underwent every treatment offered to him, but doctors could not prevent the disease spreading around his body and he was given a terminal diagnosis.

The pain became too much for the 75-year-old and he took his own life on June 23, 2021, Wales Online reports.

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