Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far?
Countries around the world are making it easier to choose the time and manner of your death. But doctors in the world’s euthanasia capital are starting to worry about the consequences By Christopher de Bellaigue Guardian Long Read January 18th 2018 Read in full HERE OPINION by Bill Noble This thoughtful and well-written piece by a […]
Legalising assisted dying puts vulnerable patients at risk and doctors must speak up.
A Personal View BMJ 13 July 2013 Volume 347 If proposed legislation on assisted dying involves doctors, then we must make our reservations known, says Bill Noble The US state of Oregon is the new model; but why should we take a moral lead on personal rights from a country without gun control, unwilling to […]
Statement on Assisted Dying
On March 26th, following a legal challenge, the Royal College of Physicians made a further statement on assisted dying: So that there can be no doubt, the RCP clarifies that it does not support a change in the law to permit assisted dying at the present time. https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/rcp-clarifies-its-position-assisted-dying This is a welcome clarification when the […]