This week on Assisted Death and Women podcast, we speak with two experts on the real life outcomes of assisted dying.
Professor Julian Hughes, who's been a doctor for 31 years and a consultant in old age psychiatry for over 20 years, and Baroness Finlay, a professor of palliative medicine who has been in the field for over 40 years and is a crossbench member of the House of Lords. In 2024 they edited ‘The Reality of Assisted Dying: Understanding the Issues’ with contributions from 40 authors.
They help us understand some of the outcomes you won’t hear anywhere else:
How Belgian evidence on the drugs used in assisted dying tells us these are abandoned in some judicial executions as they are viewed to be inhumane.
Despite hopes of MPs and campaigners, “rates of non-assisted suicides go up” in jurisdictions where assisted suicide is legalised.
“They’re automatically thinking this will destroy the bill”. Baroness Finlay’s concerns on the genuinely improving amendments which were rejected by MPs considering the Westminster bill.
Why Baroness Finlay believes the bill will pass the next vote by MPs despite misgivings of many - “they will want to please Kier”
What else is happening in the world of Assisted Death?
Have you written to your MP? Labour’s Jess Asato is holding an event in parliament and we want your MP to attend: tell them how you feel today
UK man arrested on suspicion of assisting suicides of 29 people in Switzerland. Limited information in this ongoing criminal matter but absolutely worth watching the ITV report on this.
The big next stage for MPs on the Assisted Dying bill has been delayed to the 16th May, after local elections.
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