Feb 29, 2024
After a 14-month long inquiry, the Health and Social Care Committee have released their report on euthanasia/assisted suicide, for which they use the term ‘assisted dying/assisted suicide’ (AD/AS). The Committee explored how AD/AS operates in other countries. They...
Jan 23, 2024
New research shows that suicide rates amongst over-65s in Victoria, Australia, have been increasing- despite claims that legalising VAD would have the opposite effect. A recent paper by the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health discusses a prominent argument used in the...
Oct 30, 2023
Canada’s recent decision to expand MAiD, coming into effect in March 2024, will mean that those suffering solely from mental health issues will be given the green light to request death- a terrifying prospect for so many. In 2016, Medical Assistance in Dying...
Jun 20, 2023
The last year has seen alarming new evidence of the ‘slippery slope’ that Assisted Suicide laws entail – especially in Canada, the country with a legal system and culture most comparable to our own. Nevertheless, the campaign to introduce AS in the UK is...
Apr 28, 2022
Nov 17, 2021
The APPG has launched an investigation into whether assisted suicide protocols used around the world can lead to distressing or prolonged deaths. The investigation follows recent articles in the Daily Mail and Spectator that have raised concerns about practice in...
