NEWSAssisted suicideAdd TopicDavid Goodall ends his life on his terms in SwitzerlandAustralian scientist David Goodall attends a press conference on May 9, 2018, on the eve of his assisted suicide in Basel, Switzerland. The 104-year-old Australian scientist, resentful that he was forced overseas to die, addressed the media. Goodall does not have a terminal illness but says his quality of life has deteriorated and that he wants to die. Goodall, who according to Exit International attempted but failed to commit suicide on his own earlier this year, secured a fast-track appointment with assisted dying foundation Eternal Spirit in Basel.SEBASTIEN BOZON, AFP/Getty ImagesGoodall in a room in Liestal, Switzerland, where he plans to end his life on May 10, 2018. Swiss law currently allows assisted suicide for anyone who acknowledges in writing that they are taking their lives willingly without being forced.Philipp Jenne, APThe room in Liestal, Switzerland where Goodall plans to end his life.Philipp Jenne, APGoodall addresses the media during a press conference.SEBASTIEN BOZON, AFP/Getty ImagesGoodall attends a press conference flanked by Exit Founder and Director, Dr. Philiip Nitschke, left, and Dr. Moritz Gall on the eve of his assisted suicide.SEBASTIEN BOZON, AFP/Getty ImagesGoodall addresses the media during a press conference.GEORGIOS BEFALLAS, APGoodall arrives to speak at a press conference the day before his planned assisted suicide.SEAN GALLUP, Getty ImagesGoodall rides in a wheelchair on the way to his press conference a day before his assisted suicide.GEORGIOS KEFALAS, EPA-EFEGoodall talks with Swiss doctor Christian Weber on May 8, 2018 in Basel, Switzerland.SEAN GALLUP, Getty ImagesGoodall, tours the Basel University Botanical Gardens with three of his grandchildren and two of their partners the day before his planned assisted suicide on May 9, 2018.SEAN GALLUP, Getty ImagesGoodall, tours the Basel University Botanical Gardens.SEAN GALLUP, Getty ImagesGoodall, tours the Basel University Botanical Gardens.SEAN GALLUP, Getty ImagesGoodall talks with Taiwanese actress and television hostess Bowie Tsang, who was participating in a documentary film about Goodall, at the Basel University Botanical Gardens.SEAN GALLUP, Getty ImagesGoodall gets a hug from Taiwanese actress and television hostess Bowie Tsang during the filming of a documentary film about Goodall at the Basel University Botanical Gardens.SEAN GALLUP, Getty ImagesGoodall sits with two of his gandchildren while touring the Basel University Botanical Gardens.SEAN GALLUP, Getty ImagesGoodall says goodbye to his grandson at Perth Airport, in Perth, Australia on May 2, 2018.SOPHIE MOORE, EPA-EFEFeatured Weekly Ad