The Final Choice Caralise Trayes

Context and comparisons are essential when considering how a law change like this will work. Having a basic hand-hold on international data and getting insight into what equivalent laws are doing will help us predict the future application of the legislation we’re voting on.
 

Confronting death… it’s an opportunity in disguise. Understanding more about the natural dying processes, the care services we have operating, and reviewing our experiences with loved ones dying brings relief and power into the conversation around assisted dying.

What is dignity? In a world of value based on independence and functionalism how do we define and protect dignity? A group that can bring the greatest clarity in this discussion is the disability community. Many live every day in scenarios that others fear… and do it with dignity.

Choice is the centrepiece of advocates for this law change. So it’s essential we consider how choice and autonomy work in good law-making practice, and how they are weighed with protection of citizens.
 

The profession that will be most impacted by this law is medicine. Doctors will be tasked with the job of outworking the assisted dying process. How do they approach this law? What do they think? And how would this impact their jobs?

“Do you support the End of Life Choice Act coming into force?” - it seems like a pretty simple question… but ethicists across the world, including one with nine doctorates, Professor Margaret Somerville, say this vote will fundamentally and historically change the medical ethical landscape. Find out why.