Tag: Palliative care

Assisted suicide would be a disaster for Britain, says Dr Elizabeth Evans. In Canada, which has led the way, thousands of vulnerable people are pressured every year to consider death as the eligibility criteria ever widen.

Modern medicine is supposed to represent progress. Why then does it so often dehumanise us, asks Dr. David Bell, as he recalls the sad story of a dying friend sedated with midazolam to stop him complaining.