An ethicist and health economist have published a paper highlighting the cost effectiveness of ‘assisted dying’ A highly controversial paper … Read More
Lord Sumption on assisted suicide: What did he really say?
A critical analysis of claims that Lord Sumption implied that our law is ‘broken’. In the first of his Reith Lectures this … 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
A Welcome Judgment by the Court of Appeal.
The existing law achieves a fair balance between individual autonomy and protection of the community The Court of Appeal has … 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
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
BMA reaffirms its opposition to physician-assisted suicide.
The BMA has rejected a Motion that it should adopt a policy of neutrality on whether ‘assisted dying’ should be … Read More
A thoughtful report which deserves careful consideration.
The BMA’s End-of Life Care and Physician-Assisted Dying report contains much valuable material and warrants careful study. The BMA has … Read More
We need to get to the real problem with dying. Quick fixes are a distraction.
Dying has become too medicalised. Doctors are not there to solve our existential problems. Earlier this year we published a … Read More
The ‘good death’ – not something for doctors to prescribe.
Assisted suicide is a symptom of a deeper malaise and a distraction In a thoughtful and thought-provoking article in The Guardian Dr … Read More