Medicine
Should assisted suicide be part of medicine? Is it appropriate for doctors to prescribe their patients lethal drugs? What might be the impact on the doctor-patient relationship? Does a right to die already exist in the UK?
We explore all these vital questions and look at the evidence relating to medicine, assisted suicide and euthanasia
20 December 2024
Significant Funding Announced for Hospice Services
Biggest investment into hospices in a generation – GOV.UK £100 million boost for adult and children’s hospices and £26 million…
20 December 2024
The assisted dying debate has shone a light on the state of palliative and social care
The Assisted Dying Debate And The State Of Palliative And Social Care | The King’s Fund …
26 June 2024
Oregon And Washington State: What’s The Situation?
Assisted suicide is currently legal in 11 US states, however euthanasia remains a federal offence. Assisted suicide is when lethal…
21 May 2024
Euthanasia requests in dementia cases leaves emotional burden on Dutch doctors
Over the past several years, cases of euthanasia for dementia cases have increased markedly in the Netherlands. In 2023, there…
20 May 2024
Efficacy and safety of drugs used for ‘assisted dying’
A research paper written by Ana Worthington, Ilora Finlay and Claud Regnard has investigated the safety of drugs used in…
26 March 2024
Isle of Man doctors reject assisted dying proposals in a survey
A survey carried out by the Isle of Man Medical Society has “overwhelmingly rejected” proposed assisted dying laws. Some 74%…
22 November 2022
The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care have this comment below against AD
IAHPC research & our fundamental values Research is one of the four pillars of our 2020-2024 Strategic Plan, along with…
20 October 2021
Association of Palliative Medicine urge Peers to reject Assisted Dying Bill
In a letter to Peers on behalf of the Association of Palliative Medicine, Dr Amy Proffitt (President), Dr Rosie Bronnert…
17 September 2021
Can doctors really be neutral on assisted dying?
The BMA’s decision to adopt a position of neutrality on the vexed question of ‘assisted dying’ was taken following a…
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