Edited sentence: Others have criticised her for being selfish and not thinking of those more vulnerable than herself in a similar situation.Purdy also dismissed safety concerns expressed by disabled people and told Emily Maitlis that she will continue her campaign to force the British government to make assisted suicide entirely legal, regardless of the victim's age or the presence of a terminal illness.She also stated her agreement with author Terry Pratchett and his vision of state-delivered euthanasia programmes in the UK.Speaking on BBC's Newsnight programme on 25 February 2010, Purdy brushed aside concerns that the latest guidelines open the law to abuse by making prosecutions less likely.With links to humanist, secular and right-to-die groups, Purdy envisages "death panels" comprising social workers and medical staff who will determine whether or not a person should be helped to die