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Beyond the false choice
Beyond the false choice — why SA needs both palliative care and assisted dying
Last month at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Foundation, Yvette Andrews told a story that no one wanted to hear, but everyone needed to…
Debate rages around the right to choose to die
Debate rages around the right to choose to die.
The practice of assisted dying remains one of the medical sector’s most explosive and enduring ethical dilemmas
Go gently into the night
South African doctors share their personal experiences in Canada of assisted dying, a way out of suffering that is now legal in about dozen countries.
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26 January 2025
Claire Keeton Senior features writer, Sunday Times
A panel discussion at King’s College, London, about legalising assisted dying in the UK.
Join the Policy Institute and the Complex Life and Death Decisions group as we reveal findings from new polling and tease apart the principle from practice when it comes to the debate on assisted dying.
Brian O’Connell, ex uwc vice chancellor and dignitysa patron, has died age 77.
Brian O'ConnellDignitySA patron, has died age 77.
The unexpected comfort of taking a seat at a Death Cafe
With a cuppa in hand, or over a meal, these small gatherings offer supportive spaces to discuss a death, grief or end-of-life planning.