The debate around assisted dying has been growing with debates in parliament alongside high public support for reform on the issue. Both Conservative Party Leader Rishi Sunak and Labour Party Leader Sir Keir Starmer support time for an assisted dying debate within Parliament. With the next election approaching this issue is now comming closer to being voted on.
At this event we will discuss these proposals for assisted dying legislation, what positive arguments there are for reform alongside how we can address concerns about its use. We will also discuss the lessons we can learn from other countries which already have systems for assisted dying.
The first part of the event will look at the previous attempts to change the law, why the current law requires reform and how other areas of the world have reformed their systems. The second part of the event will include a question and answer session where members of the audience will get the chance to ask our panel about the issues which have been discussed.
Sign up to the event
You can sign up to our event below which will be hosted using Zoom and will last approximately one hour.
We encourage audience members to prepare questions for the panel beforehand. You can either send us questions before the event via our contact form, through the chat within the event Zoom Webinar call or you can ask the panel directly.
- 21st of June from 12 noon until 1pm
- A Zoom Webinar event
- Free to attend
Panellists
Baroness Molly Meacher
Crossbench Member of the House of Lords
Baroness Meacher is a Crossbench Member of the House of Lords and is Chair of Dignity in Dying. She has previously chaired the Security Industry Authority, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Choice at the End of Life and was acting chair of the Police Complaints Authority. She was also Chief Advisor on Employment to the Russian Government between 1991 and 1994.
Professor Sir Sam Everington
Former Vice President of the British Medical Association
Sam is GP in Tower Hamlets since 1989 at the Bromley by Bow Centre and previously chaired Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group. He is also a Member of the British Medical Association Council, a former Vice President of the British Medical Association and was a trustee of the King’s Fund. He is also on the council of the Royal College of General Practitioners and Vice President of the Queen’s Nursing Institute.
Dr Alex Allinson MHK
Member of the House of Keys and Minister for the Treasury
Alex is an independent Member of the House of Keys and is the Minister for the Treasury. He previously sucsessfully led the effort to legalise abortion on the Isle of Man. Alex is also a general practitioner in Ramsey.
Cllr Will Barber – Taylor
Deputy Director (external)
Will hosts Events and Podcasts for Centre. He also hosts the Debated Podcast and the Not A Day For Soundbites Podcast. Alongside this he is the Chair of the University of Warwick Young Fabians Society.
