Tag Archive for: dying
Canada’s home MAiD disaster?
My first recollection of the impact legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide would have – for that…
The tragedy of Archie Battersbee
Mrs Justice Arbuthnot's judgement earlier this month on the tragic case of Archie Battersbee is sobering…
Capturing the language of (assisted) death
Those promoting the agenda that, in plain speaking, wants the UK to legalise doctors to be able to provide…
Reflecting God’s image or usurping his position?
For as long as humans have been keeping records, they have been recording their fight against the ultimate…
Three ways COVID-19 has changed me as a doctor
COVID-19 has changed the world, the medical profession, and the NHS in ways we are only beginning to…
Facing coronavirus (COVID-19): the practicalities of critical illness and the reality of our mortality
Introduction
In a manner not seen in the United Kingdom since World War Two, the COVID-19 crisis has…
Supreme Court rules that doctors can remove food and fluids from patients with permanent vegetative state, without going to court
My Radio Four Today programme interview on this case is here, and my interview with BBC Radio Five Live…
Alfie Evans has a progressive incurable illness but his parents should not be stopped from doing what they believe is best for him
Hear my Premier Radio interview on this case here.
Alfie Evans was admitted to Alder Hey Hospital,…
Talking about death – the importance of openness about one of life’s certainties
About two thirds of the way into Alexander Payne’s 2011 film The Descendants, Matt King (played by…
Practising compassion and justice
Having just got back from a two day conference in the Netherlands on researching and teaching spiritual…