One of the consequences of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill cross-referring directly to the Mental Capacity Act… Read more
Category: Assisted dying / assisted suicide
Suicide prevention and assisted dying – managing the tension
Suicide prevention is understood as a multi-agency public health endeavour aimed at reducing suicide deaths through a combination of individual… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill updated briefings from the Complex Life and Death Decisions Group
The second reading of Lauren Edwards’ Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is on Friday 11 September. Together with my Complex… Read more
Book Review: Graham Box and Kenneth Chambaere: Assisted Dying: The Great Legal and Moral Problem of Our Time
Book Review: Graham Box and Kenneth Chambaere: Assisted Dying: The Great Legal and Moral Problem of Our Time (Policy Press,… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – updated Complex Life and Death Decisions briefing
On 14 June 2026, Lauren Roberts MP announced that she would use her position (second) in the Private Members Ballot to re-introduce… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – updated resources page
On 14 June 2026, Lauren Roberts announced that she would use her position in the Private Members Ballot to re-introduce… Read more
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – discrimination and distortion
I have set my (excellent) Law at the End of Life students on the Medical Law / Medical Ethics and… Read more
Switzerland and the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – how many would still travel?
One point quite often lost in the debate about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill before the Westminster… Read more
Assisted dying and Article 2 ECHR – a self-imposed dilemma (and an update on delegated powers)
Assisted dying and the duty to secure life under Article 2 ECHR With grateful thanks to the Socio-Legal Studies Association… Read more
Assisted dying – immediate and (potential) longer-term lessons from Jersey
The Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law has been adopted by the States of Jersey. Because of the complex relationship between Jersey… Read more