Choice at the beginning and end of life: a feminist issue
A blog by our CEO for International Women’s Day, based on the The Way Forward for Women event at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge
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The way we die is still trapped in the ‘60s
Sixty years ago today, on the 3rd of August 1961, assisted dying was officially banned across England and Wales under the Suicide Act.
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A letter to Matt Hancock
Rebecca Drury has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about her experience living wiwth and desire to see the law change.
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Open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Healthcare professionals have written to the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP about significant developments in the assisted dying debate
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Arranging my assisted death
A posthumous letter by Alison Woodeson, written as she planned her assisted death in Switzerland. Alison died on 26 September 2019.
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Why the BMA should adopt a neutral position on assisted dying
The British Medical Association (BMA) has now launched its survey asking doctors for their opinions on assisted dying.
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Do you know what your patients think about assisted dying?
4 in 5 people with advanced or terminal illness think doctors’ organisations should be neutral on or support assisted dying
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A statement from our Chief Executive on The Inescapable Truth report and video
Sarah Wootton responds to a recent statement by the Chief Executive of Hospice UK
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Dignity in Dying responds again to Hospice UK
An open letter from our Chief Executive, Sarah Wootton
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Dignity in Dying’s response to Hospice UK
An open letter from our Chief Executive, Sarah Wootton