We need to talk about dying
The assisted dying debate has been filled with horror stories of miserable ends. But does this reflect the reality of…
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
The assisted dying debate has been filled with horror stories of miserable ends. But does this reflect the reality of…
ByThis was not parliament as usual.
ByMy brother took his own life while suffering with kidney cancer. No one with a terminal illness should have that…
ByThe closer we get to Friday’s vote, the more uncertain it all feels.
ByMaintaining a cruel status quo is not a neutral choice.
ByCompassion leads one to feel with another person. But that does not tell us what is right.
ByThe two proposals are taking a strikingly similar route through parliament.
ByWes Streeting’s intervention has added to the momentum against the legislation.
ByEnding a life must be a choice made between alternatives; not one taken because of a failure to provide proper…
ByUntil the NHS solves its funding crisis, the UK cannot afford to debate this legislation.
ByIt is far easier to give the right to an assisted death than to take it away.
ByA palliative care system funded by tombolas can’t handle euthanasia too.
So long as social care is in crisis, the current debate feels premature.
ByConservatives are exploiting Canada’s example to oppose euthanasia – but what if there’s a better way of doing things?
ByAs justice secretary, my consultation paper on assisted dying was blocked by No 10 – now others must reform a…
ByAs a widely supported bill to change the law looks set to fail, we must ask: who does one’s life…
ByThe former MP has revealed he is dying. But Frank is not a sentimental man; he will not want the…
ByI’ve had relatives plead with me to hasten their loved one’s end, pointing out (accurately) that we wouldn’t allow an…
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