Research published in 2007 is called into question The greatest resort to PAS in Oregon is among persons aged between 65 … Read More
A sensible decision north of the border.
Margo MacDonald’s “End of Life Assistance” bill has been heavily defeated in the Scottish Parliament Euphemism and verbal evasions and … Read More
What’s happening in Oregon?
An analysis of the evolution of the Death with Dignity Act in the US state of Oregon. In this report, … Read More
Assisted suicide: Why psychiatrists should engage in the debat (British Journal of Psychiatry).
Matthew Hotopf, William Lee and Annabel Price set out the need for psychiatrists to engage in the ‘assisted dying’ debate … Read More
‘Assisted Dying’: The law.
What is the law on ‘assisted dying’? And how has it evolved to its present position? In this paper barrister … Read More
The quality of death: UK ranked first in quality of end-of-life-care.
A Report from the Economist Intelligence Unit In this international survey of end-of-life care The Economist Intelligence Unit observes that … Read More
Autonomy and assisted suicide.
Baroness Onoroa O’Neill addresses the issue of autonomy and how it relates to calls for the legalisation of assisted suicide. … Read More
How the mass media report social statistics – a case study.
case study concerning research on end-of-life decisions In this 2010 case study, published in Social Science and Medicine, Professor Clive … Read More
Euthanasia in Belgium: 2008 and 2009.
he Report of the Federal Control and Evaluation Commission Covering the Years 2008 and 2009 . Belgium legalised voluntary euthanasia … Read More
The role of doctors’ religious faith and ethnicity in taking ethically controversial decisions during end-of-life care.
Professor Clive Seale analyses the role of doctors’ faith and ethnicity in end-of-life decision-making In this report published in 2010 … Read More