"I have always said, 'I am not getting old. I do not think old age is fun.'"

A retired woman with no major health problems ended her life last month. Gill Pharaoh, a retired palliative care nurse, chose to end her own life at a Swiss clinic leaving behind a husband and a daughter.

Pharaoh said "I have always said, 'I am not getting old. I do not think old age is fun.'" [Yahoo, 6 August] Dr Peter Saunders, campaign director of Care Not Killing (CNK) said: "I think that when we start to promote suicide as a solution for life's problems, we're on a very, very dangerous, slippery slope indeed." [Christian Institute, 11 August]

Other stories:

• Top US universities defend use of foetal cells in studies [Mail, 11 August]
• UK: Yvette Cooper MP calls for protest-free buffers around abortion centres [Guardian, 10 August]
• Amnesty Ireland staged protest for women who travel for abortions [Newstalk, 6 August]
• Book on caring for ageing parents released by Canadian author [Ehospice, 10 August]
• European doctors often reject assisted suicide requests [Reuters, 10 August]
• Police stop euthanasia campaigner using potentially lethal gas in comedy show at Edinburgh Fringe [Guardian, 6 August]
• Journalist changes mind over assisted suicide [Telegraph, 5 August]
• Former NHS chief says "we should cherish and celebrate older people" [Christian Institute, 5 August]