The next meeting of the APPG on Dying Well will take place on Monday 23rd May at 17:00-18:00. The meeting is entitled “Lessons from Canada: Evidence from Palliative Care, Psychiatry and Law”, focussing on the experience of Canada in relation to the problems and...
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...
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
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...
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...