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Quick Reference Briefings
The Palliative Care Crisis: Inadequate Access, Care and Outcomes in the Face of Rising Demand
Learning from the last debate – Professor John Keown
Assisted Dying: Important Issues and Considerations
Canada’s Whirlwind Romance with Assisted Dying: What’s the Situation?
Assisted dying: too many “complicating factors” to be safely implemented, says British public in new poll
The Netherlands: What’s The Situation?
Recent Published Research
The American Journal of Bioethics
Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying: Provider Concentration, Policy Capture, and Need for Reform
Christopher Lyon, Trudo Lemmens and Scott Y H Kim
British Medical Journal
Reframing assisted dying through the civil law: possibilities and challenges for the UK
Jennifer Hardes Dvorak, Claud Regnard, Amy Proffitt, Ramona Coelho and Leonie Herx
British Medical Journal
Assisted dying and medical practice: questions and considerations for healthcare organisations
Ana Worthington, Ilora Finlay, and Claud Regnard
British Medical Bulletin
Efficacy and safety of drugs used for ‘assisted dying’
Ana Worthington, Ilora Finlay, and Claud Regnard
BJGP
The impact on general practice of prescribing assisted dying drugs
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Reports
The Palliative Care Crisis: Inadequate Access, Care and Outcomes in the Face of Rising Demand
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Planning for the End: A review of the quality of care provided to adult patients towards the end of life
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“Systemic Failures and Rising Risks: How Washington’s ‘Death with Dignity Act’ Endangers Vulnerable Lives”
Lethal Non-Compliance with Washington’s “Death with Dignity Act” – Doerflinger In his 2022 analysis, “Lethal Non-Compliance with Washington’s ‘Death with…
Assisted dying: too many “complicating factors” to be safely implemented, says British public in new poll
A new poll, commissioned by Living and Dying Well, has found the British public believe there are too many ‘complicating…
The Netherlands: What’s The Situation?
In 2002, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise ‘assisted dying’ (an umbrella term that includes…
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…
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…
Revisiting the Mackay Committee into Assisted Dying
In 2005, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Assisted Dying Bill for the Terminally Ill Bill presented its…
Euthanasia on solely mental health grounds increased in the Netherlands during 2023
The Netherlands has published its annual data report for assisted dying in 2023. The report shows a large increase in…
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%…
2023 in Oregon: 137 hours to die
The US state of Oregon has published its annual data for assisted suicides in 2023. The data shows a marked…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology: Assisted Dying
This POSTbrief provides a brief overview of assisted dying, including ethical debate and stakeholder opinion. It examines how assisted dying…
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology: Palliative Care
Palliative and end of life care are increasingly in demand as people are living longer and with multiple long-term conditions.…
True cost? or true facts?
Living and Dying Well responds to a recent document published by campaigners for physician-assisted suicide. In November 2017 the campaigning…
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…
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…
Assisted Dying No.2 Bill.
Should Parliament License Assistance with Suicide? A supplementary report. In our last report, we examined proposals by Lord Falconer and…
Should Parliament license assistance with suicide?
An analysis of proposals currently before Parliament. There are currently two Private Member bills in Parliament seeking to legalise assisted…
The Assisted Dying Bill (HL Bill 6): A critique.
An analysis by members of the House of Lords of the Assisted Dying Bill. Lord Falconer re-tabled his Assisted Dying…
‘Assisted Dying’ and the law.
An analysis of the Suicide Act 1961 and of how it works in practice. In a report published today, three…
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…
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…
Considering the evidence.
An analysis of the report of the Commission on Assisted Dying and of its published evidence. The self-styled Commission on…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
‘Assisted Dying’: The law.
What is the law on ‘assisted dying’? And how has it evolved to its present position? In this paper barrister…
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.…
Coroners and Justice Bill – Encouraging or Assisting Suicide.
Debate on Lord Falconer’s proposed amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill – 7 July 2009. The Coroners and Justice…
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