Assisted dying – a core demand.
Dignity in Dying supporter and Liberal Democrat activist Simon Beard shares his (personal*) views on the forthcoming motion on assisted dying at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference:
Dignity in Dying supporter and Liberal Democrat activist Simon Beard shares his (personal*) views on the forthcoming motion on assisted dying at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference:
At their party conference on Sunday, Liberal Democrats will debate a call for a right-to-die law to be introduced in Britain. Below, Euro-MP Chris Davies sets out the case*:
Alongside our other parliamentary work, the party conference season provides an important opportunity for Dignity in Dying to take the debate on assisted dying directly to parliamentarians, political activists and stakeholders. If attending, you can join us at fringe meetings at Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative party conferences where we will be discussing “Patient choice & public safety: can we have both at the end of life?”
The British Medical Association (BMA) has recently restated their current opposition to assisted dying and have outlined their position on their website.
I had the great pleasure of ‘producing’ Patron Patrick Stewart’s voiceover for our campaign video a few weeks ago at Dean Street studios.
That some people should have to suffer at the end of life on account of other people’s beliefs doesn’t hold much water with the majority of Britons.
Three years ago today I queued up outside the House of Lords with Debbie Purdy and her husband Omar Puente to hear how the Law Lords would rule in her case; asking for clarity on how decisions were taken on whether to prosecute in cases of assisted dying.
New research demonstrates that the frequency of ending of a patient’s life in the absence of an explicit request (non-voluntary euthanasia) has not increased in the Netherlands since the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia.
A survey, published by the Office of National Statistics, indicates that in most cases end-of-life care is being delivered to a good standard.
As a nineteen year-old, death is not a common topic of conversation I have with my friends. However, since studying the issues of life and death in Religious Studies, I was introduced to the assisted dying debate. As a result I have become increasingly aware of the need for a change in the law that would let terminally ill people have the right to choose not to prolong their pain.