The Royal College pf Physicians has adopted a position of neutrality on physician assisted suicide. The Royal College of Physicians … Read More
Worcestershire man with MND does not support a change in the law.
John King is ready to die and has opted to have his treatment withdrawn Ludlow and Tenbury Wells Advertiser has … Read More
The RCP consults on physician assisted suicide: What do the papers have to say?
Here are some press highlights before the consultation closes tomorrow In an article on January 24th, we wrote about the current consultation … Read More
A travesty of a consultation.
The Royal College of Physicians needs to focus on its role of supporting clinical excellence and not allow itself to … Read More
Legalising ‘assisted dying’ would have been putting the cart before the horse.
Guernsey has focused on care of the dying rather than on giving them help with suicide The States of Guernsey, … Read More
No decision about me without me.
If ‘assisted dying’ is a matter for society and not for the medical profession, it is society, through the courts, … Read More
Who speaks for British doctors?
The BMJ’s one-sided coverage of a complex subject is as sad as it is predictable Senior palliative care doctors have … Read More
Just how Terminal is Terminal?
Recent admissions by the Oregon Health Authority suggest that that State’s physician-assisted suicide law may have wider parameters that has … Read More
A book that brings us face to face with ourselves.
“Open discussion reduces superstition and fear, and allows us to be honest with each other at a time when pretence … Read More
True cost? or true facts?
Living and Dying Well responds to a recent document published by campaigners for physician-assisted suicide. In November 2017 the campaigning … Read More