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Mark McGivern & Sian Traynor

Terminal Edinburgh mum facing painful cancer death plans to end life in Australia

An Edinburgh mum is planning to end her life 12,000 miles away in Australia to escape a painful death from terminal cancer.

Jackie Roberts has shared how she is desperate to avoid spending her last few months in hospital after the 72-year-old was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer.

After watching her own parents suffer protracted and painful deaths from the disease, Jackie is hoping to travel to Sydney, where assisted dying is now legal.

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