Apr 20, 2022
The APPG on Dying Well promotes access to excellent palliative care and stands against the legalisation of assisted suicide in the UK. We are holding a meeting online on Monday 25th April at 5pm. In our next meeting we will be hearing about what the Oregon data...
Mar 16, 2022
The House of Lords has tonight voted to reject Lord Forsyth’s proposals for a Bill to legalise assisted suicide by 179 votes to 145 votes in a landmark vote. Lords-Win-PR-1Download
Nov 3, 2021
Research published in the journal Palliative Medicine shows that palliative care development has stalled in countries where assisted suicide and euthanasia is legal. The study conducted by Natalia Arias-Casais and Colleagues analyses palliative care provision between...
Nov 3, 2021
A study conducted by a group of physicians in Canada reveals the detrimental impact that the legalisation of assisted suicide has on palliative care. In their 2020 qualitative study, Matthews and Colleagues interviewed palliative care physicians and nurses who...
Nov 1, 2021
In cases of assisted suicide, do patients really have rational autonomy? In their recent article in The Psychiatric Times, Psychiatrists Dr. Ronald Pies and Dr. Cynthia Geppert challenge the commonly-held belief that patients who request assisted suicide are acting...
Oct 30, 2021
In considering the legalisation of Assisted Suicide in Britain, it is not only the ethical implications of such legislation that must be considered but also the physical details of what it really means to be ‘assisted’ to die. In this regard, journalist...
