The renowned neurosurgeon and best-selling author, Dr Henry Marsh, has warned that legal assisted dying could be less likely if a law was restricted to those with only 6 months left to live. Speaking at an event for My Death, My Decision, inspired by his best selling book ‘Do No Harm’, Dr Marsh explored how [...]
Jane Nicklinson, one of the signatories of the letter, alongside her husband Tony, who had locked-in syndrome in the run-up to his death in 2012. Credit: Andi Reiss 'Endgame' The families and living claimants from most of the past right-to-die cases have come together for the first time, and called for an inquiry [...]
Credit: DFID at https://bit.ly/2FZGXEP Conservative MP, Andrew Mitchell, in a recent Sky News interview, suggests that the law on Assisted Dying may change within this parliament. 'I was, as a student and as a young MP, adamantly opposed to Assisted Dying and over the years my view has changed completely' he said. His [...]