Please find below Living and Dying Well’s press release responding to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report into assisted … Read More
MAiD and Mental Health – the “Reckless” Road Ahead
The Canadian Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has published a scathing report into the government’s proposed … Read More
Unassisted Suicides Increase in Victoria, Australia, After Assisted Dying is Legalised
New research published in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health (accessible here) has found that following the introduction of … Read More
Denmark’s Ethics Council Advises Against the Legalisation of Assisted Dying
The Danish Ethics Council have published a new report following a comprehensive investigation into assisted dying during which they considered … Read More
Assisted Dying in Canada During 2022: A Worrying Trend
Please find the full report available as a PDF here. Canada’s long awaited Medical Assistant in Dying (MAiD) report for … Read More
Oregon Death with Dignity Act Access: 25 Year Analysis
Please find the full British Medical Journal article available to view and download as a PDF here. Critical data gaps … Read More
Submission to the Jersey Consultation on Assisted Dying
Please find below LDW’s submission to the public consultation on assisted dying in Jersey. Download it here.
Submission to the Health and Select Committee
Please find below LDW’s submission to the Health and Select Committee Inquiry on Assisted Suicide. Download it here.
Review of Evidence: Canada
– Assisted dying has been legal in Canada since 2016. In its first year, 1,018 people died by medical assistance … Read More
Baroness Meacher’s Assisted Dying Bill: Analysis of the Second Reading Debate
The Assisted Dying Bill introduced to the House of Lords by Baroness Meacher received its Second Reading on 22nd October. … Read More