An analysis of the Suicide Act 1961 and of how it works in practice. In a report published today, three … Read More
Mental capacity and assisted suicide.
To what extent can mental capacity be reliably assessed in patients seeking physician-assisted suicide? In a report published today, psychiatrist … Read More
Another ‘Assisted Dying’ Bill: Does it pass the public safety test?
An Analysis of the Assisted Dying Bill. Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill had its First Reading in the House of Lords … Read More
Considering the evidence.
An analysis of the report of the Commission on Assisted Dying and of its published evidence. The self-styled Commission on … Read More
Parliament needs evidence, not soundbites or spin.
Claims that legalising ‘assisted dying’ would be safe do not stand up to careful scrutiny. In this critique Professor Baroness … Read More
A Question of Public Safety.
A fundamental reappraisal is needed of the concept of safeguards for ‘assisted dying’. In this paper published today, co-Chairs of … Read More
Paliative care: What is it? and what has it got to do with ‘Assisted Dying’?
An analysis of the place of palliative care in Britain and its relation to ‘assisted dying’. Dr Charles Skinner, a … 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 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
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