Following on from my evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee considering the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)… Read more
Category: Assisted dying / assisted suicide
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill update
As many will know, the House of Lords convened a Select Committee to consider the Bill, which heard from witnesses… Read more
How to draft an assisted dying law – a governmental perspective from Jersey
As many will know, by contrast to the position in England and Wales (and indeed Scotland), moves towards legislating for… Read more
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is not good law – a briefing on the problems and how to fix them
As some may know, I am a member of the Complex Life and Death Decisions Group (CLADD). CLADD is a… Read more
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and the NHS 10 Year Plan
This can be a very short post. Those reading Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England published on 3… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill update and updated questions
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill had its First Reading (a formality) in the House of Lords on… Read more
Mental capacity and the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Given the centrality of the concept of mental capacity to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, it is,… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – what do expert bodies say? (And remember Jersey)
I have updated my resources page on the Bill to include the most recent statements from expert bodies that I… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill updated with amendments likely to pass at Report stage, and updated questions
In advance of the second day of Report stage on 13 June, I have prepared an unofficial version of the… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – updated positions of key bodies and corrections to impact assessments
I have updated my resources page to include the updated position of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a statement made… Read more