“My grandfather’s lingering demise shows why we need protocols for palliative care”. Dr Max Pemberton recalls his grandfather’s experience of … Read More
Woman with MS loses fight to legalise assisted suicide in Ireland.
Marie Fleming wanted Dublin’s High Court to overturn a ban on assisted suicide in order to allow her to die … Read More
Hospitals treating Liverpool Care Pathway as just ‘another thing to do’.
Hospitals are placing patients on the controversial “pathway” to death without proper training for staff or even understanding how it … Read More
House of Commons debate on the Liverpool Care Pathway: Westminster Hall.
In the wake of sensationalist headlines and multiple allegations, Glyn Davies MP tables a debate on the topical Liverpool Care … Read More
France: ‘Penser solidairement la vie’ (Report on end-of-life care).
Report by the Commission on Reflection at the End of Life in France We provide here a copy of the … Read More
Lessons that should be heeded, not brushed under the carpet.
Report on Oregon and Washington’s Death with Dignity Acts warns of ‘important’ lessons to be learned The 2011 death rate … Read More
Physician-assisted suicide in Oregon and Washington.
Oregon’s and Washington’s experience of Physician-Assisted Suicide. In this report (the first of two reports on the experience of jurisdictions which … Read More
The case for neutrality on assisted dying – A personal view.
In an article for the British Journal of General Practice Dr Clare Gerada argues for neutrality of the medical colleges … Read More
King’s College London – Assisted dying debate.
The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery hosts a debate on the subject of ‘assisted dying’ We provide here … Read More
Assisted dying: the harm in helping.
“Making assisted dying legal would alter the way society weighs the value of human life forever”. In a comment piece … Read More