The All-Party Parliamentary Group
The APPG for Dying Well promotes access to excellent care at the end of life and stands against the legalisation of assisted suicide
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When assisted suicide is legalised, development of palliative care stalls
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...
Study shows negative impact of MAID on palliative care in Canada
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...
The myth of autonomy and assisted suicide
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...
