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
Forget ‘Assisted Dying’, we need a debate about dying.
There has been too much focus on what is being called a ‘right to die’ and too little thought given … Read More
Challenging the conspiracy of silence.
Three generations have been unable to observe the onset and progress of dying at first hand Kathryn Mannix’s paper (“What … Read More
The changing face of dying.
“We should challenge the conspiracy of silence that leaves many of us to live misinformed and unnecessarily fearful”, says senior … Read More
A decisive rejection.
The House of Commons has rejected Rob Marris’s Assisted Dying Bill by a substantial majority Today the House of Commons … Read More
Assisted Dying No.2 Bill – Hansard Record.
House of Commons Rejects Rob Marris MP’s Assisted Dying No.2 Bill On 11 September the House of Commons debated and … Read More
A positive agenda for the end of life.
A recently published report introduces a welcome and positive note into choice at the end of life A report published … Read More
‘A Hidden Problem’: Research that raises more questions than it answers.
Deaths from physician-assisted suicide among terminally ill people in Oregon have been rising since the practice was legalised in 1997. … Read More
Assisted Dying Bill Committee Stage 7November 2014.
On 7 November the House of Lords began Committee Stage on Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill. In debate lasting from … Read More
The Assisted Dying Bill devalues the lives of terminally ill and disabled people.
A letter to The Telegraph argues that a change to the current legislation would put pressure on the most vulnerable … Read More