A citizens’ jury on assisted dying has concluded that the law in England should change to permit assisted death in the form of both physician assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia.
Assisted death should be lawful for people who have a terminal condition and the capacity to make their own decision, says an interim report on the 30 strong jury’s deliberations,1 published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) on 13 September.
The jury proposed safeguards that both medical and legal advice should be procured to ensure that vulnerable people are not abused and do not feel pressured into taking decisions. In all cases an onsite medical practitioner should control the medication, provide support, …
