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The Price of Mercy: A fight for the right to die with dignity – Sean Davison

Sean Davison unpacks his book 'The Price of Mercy: A fight for the right to die with dignity' (Camera: Shadwyn Dickinson; Editing Nicholas Boyd)

23rd August 2022

     

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In 2018 Professor Sean Davison's world is shattered. Arrested for the murder of Dr Anrich Burger, Davison finds himself locked up in prison.

An additional two murders are added to the case. He now faces a mandatory life prison sentence. The Price of Mercy tracks the extraordinary journey that Davison embarks on to prepare for his gruelling legal challenge. He remains unwavering in his belief that we all have the right to die with dignity. A book that will change the way you see death.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sean Davison is a Professor in the Dept of Biotechnology at UWC. In 2010 he was arrested for murder in New Zealand after helping his terminally ill mother die. In 2012 he founded pro-euthanasia organisation, DignitySA. Since June 2019, he's been under house arrest for the murder of Dr Anrich Burger, and two other assisted suicides.

'The Price of Mercy: A fight for the right to die with dignity' is published by Melinda Ferguson Books, an imprint of NB Publishers

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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