This blog post was written by Silvia Jimenez Cruz, an End of Life Studies MSc student. When I first read Intervals by Marianne Brooker, my knowledge of end-of-life issues was very limited, although my curiosity was ever-expanding. It was during these days that I was considering my decision to embark on the End of Life… Continue reading →
My doctoral study began with a question: what if choosing when to die became as commonplace – and as accessible – as a trip to the corner shop? As part of my practice-based doctoral research at the University of Falmouth’s School of Design, I have been investigating how design can ignite conversations around topics we… Continue reading →
This blog was written by Louise Piper, a University of Glasgow student studying for an MSc in End of Life Studies. German twin sisters, 89-year-old Alice and Ellen Kessler, died together at their home in Grunwald, Germany by assisted dying. Alice and Ellen had lived and worked together for decades. They were both former professional… Continue reading →
On 29th November 2024 the U.K.’s House of Commons voted in favour (330 to 275) of giving Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill a second reading in the UK parliamentary process. This was a momentous moment in the history of the right-to-die movement which I have been researching for nearly… Continue reading →
Today (13th May 2025), the 129 members of the Scottish Parliament vote on whether the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) bill passes to stage 2 and makes its way towards becoming an Act of Parliament. It is 10 years since Scottish politicians voted on the issue and the international picture has changed considerably… Continue reading →
How are the stories we tell about assisted dying used in policymaking and legal decisions? I currently work as part of the Assisted Lab project at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, which tries to understand how and why certain stories about assisted dying are mentioned or used as evidence during the law-making process. Funded… Continue reading →
The proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults [Scotland] Bill launched on Thursday 28th March 2024. The Bill proposes allowing terminally ill people over the age of 16 the right to request lethal medication from a doctor which they would self-administer to bring an immediate end to their own life at a time and place of their choosing.… Continue reading →
This article was written by Naomi Richards in collaboration with Aileen Morton, Senior Policy & Advocacy Officer for Hospice UK in Scotland. In early 2024, as the hospice sector in Scotland grappled with the prospect of another parliamentary vote on whether or not to legalise assisted dying, I was invited by Hospice UK to facilitate… Continue reading →
