Lecretia's Choice

A Story of Love, Death and the Law

Matt Vickers

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Text Publishing Company
29 August 2016

Memoirs; Ethical issues: euthanasia & right to die; Coping with death & bereavement; Biography - Australian

A powerful memoir by a grieving husband, about true love and a courageous woman's battle to change the law and die with dignity

A successful young lawyer in Wellington, Lecretia Seales met and fell in love with Matt Vickers in 2003. In Lecretia's Choice, Matt tells the story of their life together, and how it changed when his proud, fiercely independent wife was diagnosed with a brain tumour and forced to confront her own mortality.

The death she faced-slow, painful, dependent-was completely at odds with how she had lived her life. Lecretia wanted to die with dignity, to be able to say goodbye well, and not to suffer unnecessarily-but the law denied her that choice. With her characteristic spirit, she decided to mount a challenge in New Zealand's High Court, but as the battle raged, Lecretia's strength faded. She died on 5 June 2015, at the age of forty-two, the day after her family learned that the court had ruled against her.

Lecretia's Choice is not only a moving love story but compulsory reading for everyone who cares about the dignity we afford terminally ill people who want to die on their own terms.

By: Matt Vickers
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 457g
ISBN: 9781925355598
ISBN 10: 1925355594
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 29 August 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Lecretia's Choice: A Story of Love, Death and the Law

'A beautifully written story of courage, determination and a legal race against time.' -- Professor Gillian Triggs, Australian Human Rights Commission 'A poignant love story and a fiercely rational call for change.' -- Emily Perkins This is a brave, intimate book, both agonizing and uplifting, and unflinchingly honest.' -- Andrew Solomon, National Book Award winner, president of PEN American Center 'Matt Vickers asserts stories are the most powerful force in the universe. This is the story of his wife, Lecretia, and her extraordinary advocacy in the face of ordinary tragedy. It will help change the world.' -- Barbara Coombs Lee, President of Compassion and Choices USA