The Ethics of Assisted Suicide
Always a hotly debated topic, this event held in June 2010 at the RSM demonstrates viewpoints from all angles of the debate and allowed attendees to consider some of the highly complex issues involved in this practice.
Assisted suicide: Setting the scene
Lord Mackay of Clashfern, principal author of the House of Lords Report on Assisted Suicide.
Assisted Suicide: The sanctity of life - A religious and secular perspective
Professor Paul Badham, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Wales.
Assisted suicide: The sanctity of life - A Christian perspective
The Right Reverend Michael Langrish, Bishop of Exeter.
Assisted suicide: nursing issues
Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing.
Assisted suicide: Evidence FOR a slippery slope
Professor David Jones, Director of the Centre for Bioethics and Emerging Technologies, St Mary's University College.
Assisted suicide: Evidence AGAINST a slippery slope
Professor Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Associate Professor, VU Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam.
Debate: FOR "This house believes that assisted suicide should be legal in the UK"
FOR: Lord Joffe, Seconder - Raymond Tallis
Debate: AGAINST "This house believes that assisted suicide should be legal in the UK"
AGAINST: Lord Carlile, Seconder - Baroness O'Loan
Assisted suicide: regulatory issues
Professor Sir Graeme Catto, Chairman, Better Regulation Group, Universities UK.