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EPISODE · Dec 14, 2023 · 28 MIN

What can the UK learn from other countries about assisted dying?

from The Briefing Room · host BBC Radio 4

Euthanasia is currently illegal in the UK. Attempts to change the law have so far failed. However other countries have legalised assisted dying and/or euthanasia. In this programme David Aaronovitch finds out what their experience has been and what, if anything, the UK could learn from that.Joining David on the programme are:- Imogen Goold: Professor of Medical Law at University of Oxford - Agnes van der Heide: Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam - Thaddeus Pope: Professor, Health Law Institute, Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Minnesota, USA) - Richard Huxtable: Professor of Medical Ethics and Law at the University of BristolProduction: Kirsteen Knight, Alex Lewis and Claire Bowes Production Co-ordinators: Jacqui Johnson and Gemma Ashman Sound: James Beard Editor: Richard VadonThis programme was first broadcast on 14 December 2023 and has been amended to reflect changes since then.

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