In 2013, 33-year-old Jennie Thornton from the United Kingdom announced that she planned to go to Dignitas to die by assisted suicide. Diagnosed at six weeks old with cystic fibrosis, a genetic condition that causes thick mucus to build up throughout the body and cause respiratory distress and other issues, Thornton believed that she would eventually … Continue reading Woman with cystic fibrosis planned assisted suicide until a miracle drug gave her hope