Stephen Duckworth
@drduck2012.bsky.social
Academic, Business Person, Non-Executive Director, Charity Trustee, Author. Metamodernism, Metacrisis, Pollycrisis, Bend not Break, Authentic Progress, Degrowth, Doughnut Economics, Wellbeing – my comments are my own and not organisations I'm involved with
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By introducing an Assisted Dying Commission led by a High Court Judge & expert panels to oversee every decision, the safeguards of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill are enhanced further with a multidisciplinary layer of protection⬇️
I’m changing my bill to ensure people have the right to a dignified death – here’s how | Kim Leadbeater
I’m changing my bill to ensure people have the right to a dignified death – here’s how | Kim Leadbeater
I’ve listened to the evidence, and believe that the new safeguarding process will protect terminally ill people and their families as best as possible
When Pat Malone gave evidence to the committee scrutinising my bill to give terminally ill adults…
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February 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
By introducing an Assisted Dying Commission led by a High Court Judge & expert panels to oversee every decision, the safeguards of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill are enhanced further with a multidisciplinary layer of protection⬇️
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This stage of the process is for scrutiny, analysis, consideration of the evidence, so all witnesses were selected for their expertise. Together, we can deliver a Bill back to the Commons that protects the most vulnerable and gives dying people a true choice at the end of life. 7/7
February 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This stage of the process is for scrutiny, analysis, consideration of the evidence, so all witnesses were selected for their expertise. Together, we can deliver a Bill back to the Commons that protects the most vulnerable and gives dying people a true choice at the end of life. 7/7
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This bill is motivated by a non-partisan recognition that the status quo is untenable for dying people and their families who are currently abandoned in a system that protects no one. 6/7
February 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This bill is motivated by a non-partisan recognition that the status quo is untenable for dying people and their families who are currently abandoned in a system that protects no one. 6/7
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Similarly, safeguarding against coercion is already a vital part of the exceptional care thousands of nurses across the country already deliver across the UK. Vigilance is key - and can co-exist with a safe route to choice. 5/7
February 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Similarly, safeguarding against coercion is already a vital part of the exceptional care thousands of nurses across the country already deliver across the UK. Vigilance is key - and can co-exist with a safe route to choice. 5/7
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The Mental Capacity Act is the right place to start in terms of determining if a patient can make this decision. It's been tried and tested. It's used every day. Doctors are confident using it and it strikes the right balance - protecting both them and their patients. 4/7
February 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Mental Capacity Act is the right place to start in terms of determining if a patient can make this decision. It's been tried and tested. It's used every day. Doctors are confident using it and it strikes the right balance - protecting both them and their patients. 4/7
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"Please don't put barriers in the way of understanding." Many witnesses, incl. the BMA Ethics Chair, urged simple safeguards to prevent barriers to access & understanding. Doctors need open convos to get to the heart of patients' end-of-life wants & needs. 3/7
February 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Please don't put barriers in the way of understanding." Many witnesses, incl. the BMA Ethics Chair, urged simple safeguards to prevent barriers to access & understanding. Doctors need open convos to get to the heart of patients' end-of-life wants & needs. 3/7
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The goals of good palliative care & assisted dying are the same: to understand & respect dying people's choices. We can help doctors put patient wishes at the heart of end-of-life care. In Dr Chloe Furst's words, voluntary assisted dying practitioner in Aus: 2/7
February 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The goals of good palliative care & assisted dying are the same: to understand & respect dying people's choices. We can help doctors put patient wishes at the heart of end-of-life care. In Dr Chloe Furst's words, voluntary assisted dying practitioner in Aus: 2/7
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Having had the weekend to reflect on the wealth of info from oral witnesses last week for my Private Members' Bill on Choice at the End of Life, I keep coming back to five things that really stuck with me 🧵 #AssistedDying 1/7
February 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Having had the weekend to reflect on the wealth of info from oral witnesses last week for my Private Members' Bill on Choice at the End of Life, I keep coming back to five things that really stuck with me 🧵 #AssistedDying 1/7
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January 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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