George Morris
@gbmorris.bsky.social
Interesting (to me) that the idea of a panel makes the Assisted Dying Bill even more like the 1936 Voluntary Euthanasia (Legalisation) Bill, the first discussion of the subject in parliament
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
High court signoff in England and Wales assisted dying bill to be scrapped
Kim Leadbeater will submit what she calls ‘judge plus’ amendments to her bill
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Interesting (to me) that the idea of a panel makes the Assisted Dying Bill even more like the 1936 Voluntary Euthanasia (Legalisation) Bill, the first discussion of the subject in parliament
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Reposted by George Morris
Really recommend reading George's article about the 1936 push for euthanasia, featuring an incredibly misjudged use of Captain Oates as an analogy for the merits of assisted dying.
I wrote this for History Today. It isn’t very Christmassy but it’s free to read for the next few days.
The issue of #assisteddying was first put before #Parliament in 1936.
Many of the same questions remain, but the arguments have changed.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
buff.ly/4fob83n
Many of the same questions remain, but the arguments have changed.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
buff.ly/4fob83n
January 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Really recommend reading George's article about the 1936 push for euthanasia, featuring an incredibly misjudged use of Captain Oates as an analogy for the merits of assisted dying.
I wrote this for History Today. It isn’t very Christmassy but it’s free to read for the next few days.
The issue of #assisteddying was first put before #Parliament in 1936.
Many of the same questions remain, but the arguments have changed.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
buff.ly/4fob83n
Many of the same questions remain, but the arguments have changed.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
buff.ly/4fob83n
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
buff.ly
December 23, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I wrote this for History Today. It isn’t very Christmassy but it’s free to read for the next few days.