Please find below Living and Dying Well’s submission to the Health and Social Care Committee during their inquiry 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
Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in People with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders: Investigation of 39 Dutch Case Reports (2012–2021)
Please find below a paper by Dr Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, Baroness Ilora Finlay, Baroness Sheila Hollins and Prof Leopold Curfs investigating … 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.
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
Evidence to the Canadian Parliament Special Joint Committee on MAiD
Extract of evidence to the Canadian Special Parliamentary Committee on Medical Assisted Dying Committee/Comité Aide médicale à mourir AMAD@parl.gc.ca Professor … Read More